Vertigo Differential Diagnoses

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Differential Diagnoses

Otologic Vertigo

BPPV
Vestibular neuritis and Labyrinthitis
Meniere's disease
Bilateral vestibular paresis or loss
Superior semicircular canal dehiscence and perilymph fistula
Tumours compressing the 8th cranial nerve

Central Vertigo

Migraine
Stroke and TIA in VB arterial dissection
Seizures
Multiple sclerosis
Chiari malformation
Cervical vertigo

Medical Vertigo

Postural hypotension
Arrythmia
Cardiac
Hypoglycaemia and diabetes mellitus
Medication effects
Viral syndrome

Unlocalised vertigo syndromes

Anxiety and panic
Posttraumatic vertigo
Hyperventilation
Malingering
Multisensory disequilibrium of the elderly
Unknown

Axial Skeleton	Neck Pain Thoracic Pain Low Back Pain Sacroiliac Pain Coccydynia
Upper Limbs	Sternoclavicular Joint Pain Shoulder Pain and Instability Elbow Pain Wrist Pain and Instability Neuropathic Arm Pain
Lower Limbs	Hip Pain Lateral Hip Pain Groin Pain Posterior Thigh Pain Buttock Pain Anterior Thigh Pain Knee Pain Calf Pain Ankle Pain Foot Pain Neuropathic Leg Pain
Other	Abdominal Wall Pain Chest Wall Pain Joint Hypermobility Vertigo Widespread Pain Anterior Throat Pain Arthritis Rheumatology Symptoms