Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: diagnostic criteria

M Von Brevern, P Bertholon, T Brandt… - Journal of …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
This article presents operational diagnostic criteria for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
(BPPV), formulated by the Committee for Classification of Vestibular Disorders of the Bárány …

Physiological, vestibulo-ocular and cervicogenic post-concussion disorders: an evidence-based classification system with directions for treatment

MJ Ellis, JJ Leddy, B Willer - Brain injury, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Primary objective: To present a novel pathophysiological approach to acute concussion and
post-concussion syndrome (PCS). Research design: Review of the literature Methods and …

TiTrATE: a novel, evidence-based approach to diagnosing acute dizziness and vertigo

DE Newman-Toker, JA Edlow - Neurologic clinics, 2015 - neurologic.theclinics.com
Dizziness accounts for 3.3% to 4.4% of ED visits. 1–3 This translates into more than 4.3
million ED patients with dizziness or vertigo annually in the United States 4 and probably 50 …

Current and emerging rehabilitation for concussion: a review of the evidence

SP Broglio, MW Collins, RM Williams… - Clinics in sports …, 2015 - sportsmed.theclinics.com
The clinical signs and symptoms of sport concussion have long been recognized as 1, 2
brought about by an extrinsic force applied directly or indirectly to the head or body. 3 Much …

Vertigo and dizziness in the elderly

L Fernández, HA Breinbauer, PH Delano - Frontiers in neurology, 2015 - frontiersin.org
The prevalence of vertigo and dizziness in people aged more than 60 years reaches 30%,
and due to aging of world population, the number of patients is rapidly increasing. The …

Mild traumatic brain injury

DI Katz, SI Cohen, MP Alexander - Handbook of clinical neurology, 2015 - Elsevier
Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common but accurate diagnosis and defining criteria for
mild TBI and its clinical consequences have been problematic. Mild TBI causes transient …

Misdiagnosing dizzy patients: common pitfalls in clinical practice

KA Kerber, DE Newman-Toker - Neurologic clinics, 2015 - neurologic.theclinics.com
As a general rule, peripheral vestibular disorders are not correctly diagnosed or managed in
the emergency department (ED), with misdiagnosis rates estimated in the range of 74% to …

Diagnosing stroke in acute vertigo: the HINTS family of eye movement tests and the future of the “Eye ECG”

DE Newman-Toker, IS Curthoys… - Seminars in …, 2015 - thieme-connect.com
Patients who present to the emergency department with symptoms of acute vertigo or
dizziness are frequently misdiagnosed. Missed opportunities to promptly treat dangerous …

Retrospective data suggests that the higher prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in individuals with type 2 diabetes is mediated by hypertension

LJ D'Silva, H Staecker, J Lin, KJ Sykes… - Journal of vestibular …, 2015 - content.iospress.com
OBJECTIVE: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) has been linked to comorbidities
like diabetes and hypertension. However, the relationship between type 2 diabetes (DM) …

Can emergency physicians accurately and reliably assess acute vertigo in the emergency department?

S Vanni, P Nazerian, C Casati, F Moroni… - Emergency Medicine …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To validate a clinical diagnostic tool, used by emergency physicians (EPs), to
diagnose the central cause of patients presenting with vertigo, and to determine interrater …