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Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... minutes to days • Nystagmus ... vascular causes • Nystagmus ... findings BPPV • Short-lived ... #differential #diagnosis
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Acute continuous vertigo ... Artery occlusion) Clinical ... /nystagmus - Vestibular ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Congenital Nystagmus on Physical Exam
These abnormal eye movements were found in a patient with albinism. What
Diagnosis: Congenital ... Cooper Neurology ... #PhysicalExam #ocular ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
(BPPV) - Short-lived ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
and torsional nystagmus ... patient with a clinical ... patient with a clinical ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis ... #neurology #comparison
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Clinical Manifestations ... of Serotonin Syndrome ... Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular ... Hyperthermia UCSD ... spectrum #signs #diagnosis
Ptosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ptosis (Greek- to fall) Drooping of the upper eyelid that usually results
- Differential Diagnosis ... think about three clinical ... diagnoses associated ... Neurogenic Ptosis - Neurologic ... #Ptosis #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Triad

Encephalopathy 
 • Disorientation 
 • Indifference 
 • Inattentiveness 
Ocular motor dysfunction
Inattentiveness Ocular ... dysfunction • Nystagmus ... Encephalopathy #Syndrome ... #Triad #Diagnosis ... #Neurology #Thiamine
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Optica (NMO) - Clinical ... desaturation, Scotoma, Ocular ... Other brainstem syndromes ... Manifestations #diagnosis ... #neurology #symptoms
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
One and a Half Syndrome ... A nystagmus in far ... abduction with nystagmus ... the hospital, diagnosed ... ophthalmology #neurology