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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
#Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... VestibularSyndrome #Posterior #CVA ... #HeadImpulse #Testing ... #HIT #HINTS
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
components: targeted neurologic ... hearing yielded 100% sensitivity ... disposition, even if the cause ... , Head Impulse Test ... #Posterior #CVA
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... include a: • Neurologic ... such as the whispered ... cause unknown) ... trauma ○ MS, CVA
One and a Half Syndrome on Physical Exam

This 28 year old patient presented to clinic with
Entering VA was ... EOM testing displayed ... presentation is known as ... Half #Syndrome #PhysicalExam ... ophthalmology #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... edema visualized as ... sequences improve sensitivity ... Reversible course Differential ... thrombosis Testing
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
consciousness Differential ... /flaccid limbs vs ... If ok with ICU team ... caseyalbin #PhysicalExam ... #neurology #comatose