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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Vertigo - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... symptoms/signs, ... #Neurology #Differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Occlusion of posterior inferior ... signs or symptoms ... #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... with vascular causes ... Long symptom-free ... #Algorithm #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lateral Medullary Syndrome - Wallenberg's Syndrome
Acute continuous vertigo due to Posterior Circulation Stroke (usually Posterior Inferior
Acute continuous vertigo ... Clinical Findings: • Nausea ... /vomiting/vertigo ... #Wallenbergs #neurology ... #diagnosis
Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
of Vertigo Peripheral ... Causes (Common) ... Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Dizziness and Vertigo Algorithm
Presyncope:
 • Feels "faint" or like they are going to "pass out"
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Dizziness and Vertigo ... "pass out" • Symptoms ... Associated with nausea ... Algorithm #dizzy #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
Labyrinthitis 1) Vertigo ... instability 3) Nausea ... of vestibular CN ... Labyrinthitis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO ... with vascular causes ... #diagnosis #findings ... #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #AIDS
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... postpartum #Diagnosis ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential