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Peripheral and Central Causes of Vertigo
Peripheral Causes (Common):
 - Labyrinth: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Méniére disease,
Central Causes of Vertigo ... - Labyrinth: Benign ... , Méniére disease ... Wallenberg syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Benign paroxysmal ... Méniére's disease ... (Wallenberg's syndrome ... Syndrome usually ... Disease onset usually
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Behçet's Syndrome ... skin injury) • Neurologic ... tests in Behcet syndrome ... Giant retinal tears ... #diagnosis #management
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
of the affected ear ... Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #neurology #instructions ... #physicalexam #management
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Syndrome ... cases/100,000 per year ... Can begin in arms ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... with hypertension being ... #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
of the affected ear ... Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #neurology #instructions ... #physicalexam #management
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV (Animated Instructions)
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture,
of the affected ear ... Maneuver #BPPV #Benign ... paroxysmal #positional #vertigo ... #neurology #instructions ... #physicalexam #management
Uremic Frost in End-Stage Renal Disease- A 39-year-old man with end-stage renal disease presented to the
End-Stage Renal Disease ... - A 39-year-old ... end-stage renal disease ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #renal #urology