Medbridge: vertigo symptom duration, auditory symptom and rehab

Question 1

BPPV - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 1

1. seconds to minutes
2. no auditory
3. Yes, repositioning maneuvers

Question 2

Vestibular neuronitis - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 2

1. Days to weeks
2. no auditory
3. Yes

Question 3

Anterior vestibular artery stroke - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 3

1. days to weeks
2. no auditory symptoms
3. yes

Question 4

Meniere’s - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 4

1. hours per episode
2. Yes, auditory symptoms
3. Address imbalance if disorder is controlled or for secondary BPPV

Question 5

Labyrinthitis - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 5

1. Days
2. Yes, auditory symptoms
3. Yes for rehab

Question 6

Acoustic neuroma - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 6

1. vertigo uncommon, imbalance is more typical
2. yes
3. yes, after resection

Question 7

(B) vestibular toxicity - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 7

1. Not typical
2. Sometimes
3. yes

Question 8

Superior canal dehiscence - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 8

1. seconds per episode
2. yes
3. after surgical repair

Question 9

Vascular ischemia (TIA) - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 9

1. Minutes
2. Not usually
3. No

Question 10

Posterior cerebral artery CVA - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 10

1. variable
2. typically none, unilateral hearing loss with AICA stroke
3. yes

Question 11

Vertiginous migraine - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 11

1. Variable - seconds to weeks
2. Persistent cochlear complaints would be uncommon
3. Sometimes to address motion sensitivity

Question 12

Anxiety related dizziness - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 12

1. Variable
2. usually not
3. Yes, reasonable to consider adjunctively if symptoms are motion related

Question 13

multiple sclerosis - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 13

1. variable
2. no
3. Sometimes, if symptoms are consistent and motion induced

Question 14

Mal De Debarquement - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 14

1. none
2. none
3. no

Question 15

Cervicogenic - symptom acute vertigo duration, auditory symptoms, benefit from rehab

Answer 15

1. none
2. none
3. no