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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
may be present Central ... Hallpike test (posterior ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free ... Vertigo #Algorithm #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Peripheral and Central ... CENTRAL VERTIGO ... Occlusion of posterior ... #Peripheral #Central ... Vertigo #Causes #differential
Anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (AION) - Recognition of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1) Is visual loss caused
thrombosis of short posterior ... altitudinal defect • Fundoscopy ... Clinical manifestations ... • Cephalic symptoms ... #Rheumatology #Ophthalmology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion (CRAO)
Anatomy: First branch of the internal carotid artery is the ophthalmic artery
Central Retinal ... splits into the posterior ... ciliary and central ... #Clinical #Ophthalmology ... #Fundoscopy #Central
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... mimics complete • Central ... in hands) • Posterior ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
Central Retinal ... Pathogenesis and clinical ... macula via the posterior ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Imaging Patterns of Toxic and Metabolic Brain Disorders

Thalami, Mammillary Bodies and Tectum: Wernicke Encephalopathy
Dentate Nuclei: Metronidazole,
Disorders ATL With Posterior ... Heroin Inhalation Central ... Brain #Disorders #Clinical ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Radiology #Neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... the lesion Posterior ... dysfunction Central ... syndromes #lesions #differential
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
intensity at onset, posterior ... shoulder girdle symptoms ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential