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Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Illusion of Rotary Movement ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Bone Fracture Central ... symptoms/signs,
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Ophthalmologic ... slow horizontal movements ... Akathisia, Altered Mental ... #Symptoms #spectrum ... #signs #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Occlusion of posterior ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... signs or symptoms
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
mimics complete • Central ... > Posterior spinal ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
with vascular causes ... , such as with posterior ... diagnosis #findings #signs ... #symptoms #comparison ... #neurology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... Upper motor neuron symptoms ... the lesion Posterior ... dysfunction Central
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) - Clinical Manifestations
 • Optic neuritis: Reduced visual acuity, ranging from mild to
/pain upon eye movement ... involvement: Intractable nausea ... Other brainstem syndromes ... Manifestations #diagnosis #neurology ... #symptoms #signs
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Inflammatory Disease: (i.e. GCA, SLE, GPA) ->
macula via the posterior ... retinal edema caused ... pathophysiology #ophthalmology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
begin with body movements ... generalized or a general ... seizure caused ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms