TY - JOUR
T1 - Dizziness and Vertigo
T2 - The Skillful Examination
AU - Shemesh, Ari A.
AU - Gold, Daniel R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Lippincott Williams and Wilkins. All rights reserved.
PY - 2020/9/1
Y1 - 2020/9/1
N2 - Background:The visual, ocular motor and vestibular systems have intimate neural and close anatomical relationship that dictates their assessment in a patient with dizziness and vertigo.Results:Recognition of the pearls and pitfalls of a targeted clinical examination HINTS/HINTS "Plus" allows the clinician to probe at the bedside the most crucial hypothesis in a patient with acute isolated vestibular syndrome, "Is this a stroke?"Conclusion:By applying a methodical approach to examination of patients with dizziness and vertigo, localization of the offending lesion, management, and even elucidation of the underlying diagnosis is feasible.
AB - Background:The visual, ocular motor and vestibular systems have intimate neural and close anatomical relationship that dictates their assessment in a patient with dizziness and vertigo.Results:Recognition of the pearls and pitfalls of a targeted clinical examination HINTS/HINTS "Plus" allows the clinician to probe at the bedside the most crucial hypothesis in a patient with acute isolated vestibular syndrome, "Is this a stroke?"Conclusion:By applying a methodical approach to examination of patients with dizziness and vertigo, localization of the offending lesion, management, and even elucidation of the underlying diagnosis is feasible.
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U2 - 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000980
DO - 10.1097/WNO.0000000000000980
M3 - Article
C2 - 32804459
AN - SCOPUS:85089555482
SN - 1070-8022
VL - 40
SP - E49-E61
JO - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
JF - Journal of Neuro-Ophthalmology
IS - 3
ER -