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Classic Findings During Hallpike Test in Posterior Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
 • Latency (delay
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... in head-hanging position ... symptoms in head-hanging ... position • Upbeat ... toward the downward ear
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Varies • No neurologic ... worsen with head position ... • Short-lived, positional ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Benign paroxysmal positional ... with significant neurologic ... Positional symptoms ... attacks with varying neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
vomiting, auditory symptoms ... Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... symptoms/signs, ... #Neurology #Differential
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
Benign Paroxysmal Positional ... Vertigo (BPPV) ... BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL ... in head-hanging position ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV

By Dr. Gutwein via @jmcchiefs

#Epley #Maneuver #BPPV #Benign #paroxysmal #positional #vertigo
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... Benign #paroxysmal #positional ... #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #
Epley Maneuver for Treatment of BPPV
1) The patient begins in an upright sitting posture, and the
Epley Maneuver for Treatment ... of the affected ear ... that the opposite ear ... #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
labyrinthitis • Head Position ... nose) • Head Position ... worsen with head position ... findings #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #neurology
Brandt Daroff Exercise for Treatment of BPPV
This maneuver resembles the Semont maneuver. Also, this maneuver is
Daroff Exercise for Treatment ... of the affected ear ... seconds or until the vertigo ... #vertigo #neurology ... #instructions #
Dix-Hallpike Maneuver for BPPV

Procedure:
1. Make the patient sit on examination table, such that the shoulders would
patient in this position ... to the upright position ... Vertiginous symptoms ... Maneuver #BPPV #Instructions ... #Diagnosis #neurology