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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

History and Symptoms

• Important factors in history:
  • Time course:
    • Lasting a Day or Longer: Vestibular neuronitis, vertebrobasilar ischemia with labyrinth infarct, Brainstem stroke, Inferior cerebellar infarct/bleed
    • Lasting Minutes to Hours: Meniere’s disease, vertebrobasilar transient ischemic attack (TIA), Migraine headache, Perilymph fistula.
    • Lasting Seconds: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
  • Associated Signs and symptoms:
    • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: Triggered by a change in head position.
    • Vertebrobasilar stroke: diplopia, dysphagia, dysarthria, and numbness or weakness.
    • Acoustic neuroma: tinnitus, ear pain, aural fullness, headache, facial weakness.
    • Vestibular Migraine: headache, photophobia, visual aura.
    • Ménière disease: hearing loss, tinnitus
    • Acute labyrinthitis or vestibular neuritis: recent viral infection
    • Medication induced: aminoglycosides, anticonvulsants(phenytoin), anti-depressants(tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase), antihypertensives, diuretics (furosemide), barbiturates, cocaine, nitroglycerin, salicylates

To determine if the cause is central or peripheral

Peripheral

Central

Intermittent Positional Associated factors (tinnitus, hearing loss, unsteadiness) Nystagmus (delayed, rotatory/horizontal, adaptive) Stops with visual fixation

Non-positional Assosiated factors (other cranial nerves involvement - facial droop/dysarthria) Nystagmus (immediate/delayed, rotatory/horizontal/vertical, not adaptive Does not stop with visual fixation