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Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
• Frequency of symptoms ... • Frequency of symptoms ... Hallpike test: Symptoms ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology ... #comparison
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
canal) Vestibular neuritis ... No auditory symptoms ... (vestibular neuritis ... test Méniére's disease ... Long symptom-free
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
for vestibular neuritis ... in vestibular neuritis ... tinnitus (Méniére's disease ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Labrynthitis/Vestibular Neuronitis ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
Time course and symptoms ... movements Vestibular Neuritis ... prodrome Meniere's Disease ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Vestibular neuritis ... Méniére's disease ... with significant neurologic ... course of the disease ... Disease onset usually
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
Manifestations • Optic neuritis ... mainly AQP4-lgG disease ... mainly MOG-lgG disease ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology ... #symptoms #signs
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Unilateral optic neuritis ... Nystagmus, Optic neuritis ... objective evidence of neurologic ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Clinical Manifestations and Diagnosis of Lyme Disease - Borreliosis
Erythema migrans
 - 3-32 days (median: 7-10 days)
Diagnosis of Lyme Disease ... findings, Lyme serology ... other cranial neuritis ... missing in early disease ... Diagnosis #Signs #Symptoms
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... constitutional symptoms ... ulcers, Lupus nephritis ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison