Acute vertigo: getting the diagnosis right | The BMJ
Aug 12, 2022 · Severe acute gait ataxia (patient unable to stand without support) is most common with central causes of vertigo (such as cerebellar lesions) rather than inner ear causes
Overview of vertigo - Summary of relevant conditions - BMJ Best …
Jan 5, 2024 · Most causes of vertigo are peripheral and non-life-threatening. However, those few central causes (vascular and neoplastic) are emergencies that should not be overlooked. Patients may use the term dizziness to describe vertigo, pre-syncope, disequilibrium and lightheadedness (or non-specific dizziness).
Acute vertigo: Identifying possible causes - The BMJ
Aug 12, 2022 · An interactive tool that can be used to suggest possible causes of dizziness and related symptoms
Acute vertigo - The BMJ
Sep 12, 2019 · Assessing a patient with vertigo is a diagnostic challenge for the clinician, particularly in the acute setting where symptoms can be extremely debilitating. 1 However, the most common cause of vertigo, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), can be diagnosed and often successfully treated within a consultation.
Assessment of dizziness - Differential diagnosis of symptoms | BMJ …
Sep 25, 2024 · Dizziness is the sensation of disturbed spatial orientation without a distorted sense of motion. Patients may use the term to indicate lightheadedness, imbalance (disequilibrium), pre-syncope, or vertigo.
Dizziness demystified - Practical Neurology
Recurrent spontaneous vertigo has two common causes: Ménière's disease and vestibular migraine. Lastly, chronic vestibular insufficiency (imbalance) results from bilateral, or severe unilateral, peripheral vestibular impairment.
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo - BMJ Best Practice
Sep 28, 2021 · Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a peripheral vestibular disorder that manifests as sudden, short-lived episodes of vertigo elicited by specific head movements. BPPV is one of the most common causes of vertigo.
Vestibular syndromes, diagnosis and diagnostic errors in ... - BMJ …
Vestibular syndromes are differentiated in acute (AVS) (eg, stroke, vestibular neuritis), episodic (EVS) (eg, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, transient ischaemic attack) and chronic (CVS) (eg, persistent postural-perceptual dizziness) vestibular syndrome.
2437 Intralabyrinthine haemorrhage: an important cause of acute vertigo …
Feb 1, 2024 · Introduction Intralabyrinthine haemorrhage is a rare cause of sudden sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) associated with an acute vestibular syndrome (AVS). Case Report A 45-year-old female with a history of stable migraine with aura, presented with an AVS with simultaneous sudden SNHL and tinnitus without preceding viral symptoms.
Persistent postural-perceptual dizziness (PPPD): a common ...
Persistent symptoms occur without specific provocation, but are exacerbated by three factors: upright posture, active or passive motion without regard to direction or position, and exposure to moving visual stimuli or complex visual patterns.