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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 ... worsen with head position ... • Short-lived, positional ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... unidirectonal nystagmus ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... bidirectional nystagmus ... #Neurology #Differential
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
vestibular neuritis • Nystagmus ... circulation TIA • Nystagmus ... nose) • Head Position ... signs #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL ... and torsional nystagmus ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology ... #comparison
Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Allow any nystagmus ... or vertigo to subside ... Again, allow any nystagmus ... This maneuver is popular ... #vertigo #neurology
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Semont Liberatory Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient is seated upright on the side of
Allow any nystagmus ... or vertigo to subside ... Again, allow any nystagmus ... This maneuver is popular ... #vertigo #neurology
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