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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... bidirectional nystagmus ... • Multiple sclerosis ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Parinaud's syndrome
What?
 • Light-near dissociation (tectal pupils)
 • Convergence retraction nystagmus
 • Eyelid retraction (Collier's sign)
Convergence retraction nystagmus ... tumors • Multiple sclerosis ... Dorsal midbrain and ... Parinauds #syndrome #neurology ... #diagnosis
Woltman’s sign on Physical Exam

53-year-old man presented with fatigue and sensitivity to cold. A physical examination
the ankle jerk reflex ... evaluation confirmed a diagnosis ... , is a neurologic ... #Delayed #Clinical ... #Video #Neurology
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Lactic Acidosis and ... Paralysis), Brain Tumor ... Aura, Multiple Sclerosis ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Forms of MS: • Tumor-like ... Incontinence • VISUAL: Nystagmus ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... #neurology #treatment
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
B1) Deficiency Clinical ... Diagnosis - Caine ... abnormalities (eg nystagmus ... oculomotor dysfunction and ... #criteria #neurology
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... the brain death diagnosis ... raise their arms and ... BrainDeath #BrainDead #Neurology ... #video #clinical
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
Lazarus Sign / Reflex ... the brain death diagnosis ... raise their arms and ... BrainDeath #BrainDead #Neurology ... #video #clinical
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... multiple sclerosis ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... symptoms #comparison #neurology
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
showed jaw clonus and ... consistent with a diagnosis ... amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... #PhysicalExam #Clinical ... #Video #ALS #Neurology