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Name two common ototoxins that can cause dizzyness

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Aspirin

Amino Glycosides: broad spectrum antibiotics

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The best test for vestibular dysfunction is what?

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pt hx

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Name two red flags in a hx you would refer out for?

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Sudden onset of hearing loss

Headaches

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Other than PMH what do you want to know as part of a persons medical hx?

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PSH: past surgical hx

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PANAS is what?

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screen for anxiety and depression

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ABC is what

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Activities of balance Confidence scale

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DHI is what?

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dizziness handicap index

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Duration matches with what etiology

Seconds
Minutes
Hours/Days

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Seconds: BPPV, perilymph fistula, orthostatic hypotension

Minutes: TIA, migraines

Hours/Days: Meniere’s Disease

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8 components of occulomotor exam

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Spontaneous nystagmus

Gaze evoked nystagmus

Saccades

Smooth pursuit

Optokinetic Nystagmus

Convergence

Skew Deviation

Extraocular ROM

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4 tests for VOR

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VOR

VORc

HTT

Dynamic Visual Acuity Test

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What does abnormal VORc tell you?

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Eyes are unable to keep up. Central sign!

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+R HTT you’ll see what? what side it eh problem on?

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Corrective saccade to get the eyes back on target

R side

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Gaze evoked nystagmus, you see the nystagmus change direction when you move position, what does this mean?`

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Central impairment!

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How fast do you rotate the pts head for dynamic visual acuity?

What is a + test?

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2Hz or 120 bpm

Jump of 3 or more lines and 4 or more dropped letters within a line

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name the three tests performed with light fixation removed

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spontaneous nystagmus

Gaze holding nystagmus

Head Shaking Nystagmus

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What is normal head shake test

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always done with goggles on, start w/ eyes closed

Normal would be no nystagmus when they open their eyes

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Name three otolith function tests

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Cover cross cover test (which is also the skew in the occulomotor screen)

Ocular tilt reaction

SVV/bucket test

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What does an abnormal ocular tilt reaction look like?

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both eyes will not roll away (no ocular counter rolling)

Dependent eye will not move up (this is the part you’ll see in room light)

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What deviation on the bucket test is considered abnormal?

What does this tell you?

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> 2.5 degrees from true vertical

Problem with the saccule on the same side as the deviation

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Videonystagmography

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different positions w/goggles on they measure amplitude, velocity and direction of nysagmus

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What are some signs of central nystagmus

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Resting, pure vertical or direciton changing nystagmus other UMN signs, CONSTANT vertigo

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Differentiate between neuritis and labyrinthitis

central or peripheral?

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Neuritis: no hearing loss

Labyrinthitis: hearing loss

Peripheral!

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True or false antivert/meclizine is a treatment for BPPV?

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False! its a vestibular supressant which should only be used in someone who cannot keep their eyes open cause they’re vomitting etc.

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Labrynthitis and neuritis we want them taking or not taking vestibular supressants?

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NOT TAKING

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what is the most common thing to cause bilateral vestibular loss?
ototoxic antibiotics
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Known risk factors for BPPV
old age, DM
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What is the most common cause of otologic dizziness
BPPV
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If someone has transient having loss do you think its Meniere's disease?
no, hearing loss is constant.
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Pt presentation for meniere's
fullness in ear, decreased hearing, tinnitus (waves), rotational vertigo, postural imbalance, nystagmus, nausea and vomitting
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Can you predict when attacks of meniere's are going to occur?
No! they're spontaneous Pt may have an aura
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Will you be able to trigger dizziness in a Menieres pt?
no! Its spontaneous
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What is Betahistine drug therapy used for? When is it taken?
Meniere's disease. Taken when the feel one coming on to stop it before it comes on
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Low salt diet, vestiublar suppressant during attack, intratympanic introduction of ototoxic antibiotics generally used for treatment of what kind of disorder?
Meniere's disease
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If Meniere's Disease is stable is PT indicated?
NO
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End stage Meniere's or post treatment (surgically or intratympanic gentamycin) creates what?
Unilateral hypofunction
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Dizziness/disequilibrium caused by abnormal afferent activity from the neck is what?
Cervicogenic dizziness
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Diagnosis of cervicogenic dizziness is what?
dizziness associated w/neck movement Time association btwn neck pain and onset of dizziness
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What has a frequent association with traumatic injury and cervical arthritis?
Cervicogenic dizziness
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subjective report of someone with CGD would be what?
"swimming" "floating" "detached" "off" NOT room spinning!
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Dizziness inceased with cspine motion and no los of hearing is probably what?
Cervicogenic dizziness
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Does someone with cervicogenic dizziness have nystagmus?
no!
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Mismatch between vestibular, visual and cervical inputs, perceived as dizziness and disequilibrium is describing what etiology of neck pain?
cervicogenic dizziness
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What reflex is exaggerated or abnormal in patients with CGD
COR: perpetuated by movements of the neck
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Provoked room spinning dizziness is likely what?
BPPV
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Onset of BPPV
sudden | W/ positional changes
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>60 seconds: | <60 seconds:
>60 seconds: cupula | <60 seconds: canal
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upbeating: Downbeating:
Upbeating: posterior Downbeating: anterior
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Does cupula or canal have latency? Does cupula or canal extinguish?
Canal Canal: cupula persists it hasn't settled anywhere its just chilling there
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Explain the BBQ roll (write it)
start in supine, put head so affected ear is dependent (towards strong side) Slowly rotate head to neutral (15 seconds) Slowly rotate head to opposite side (15 seconds) Pt body and head to prone Tuck chin Quadriped --> sitting --> standing
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Casini explanation
Whole body to INVOLVED side (weak) IMMEDIATELY head down (2min) Sit up maintaining head turn
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Appiani explanation
Whole body to UNINVOLVED side (weak) 2 min here Then turn head down (2 more min) Sit up maintaining head
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Guffani explanation
whole body to INVOLVED side (weak) stay here until nystagmus stops +15 seconds Head facing up 45 degrees stay here until stops + 15 sec Maintain head turn and sit up
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You perform a SRT and you see apogeotropic nystagmus that is not persistent what do you do? (ageotropic is cupula so it normally is persistent)
Gufoni Maneuver
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When lateral canal BPPV occurs post treatment for PSCC BPPV, this tells you what?
the side you just treated is the involved side. there was canal conversion.
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Post treatment instructions?
none
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Recurrence rate of BPPV?
30% in a year
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What may pt feel after tx?
lightheadedness for up to 2-3 days
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Liberatory decreases or increases the risk of canal conversion?
Decreases risk! It's more violent
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Vestibular neuritis, do they experience hearing loss?
NO
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onset of VN
sudden
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What does the evidence say about the recovery of long term vestibular hyopfunction?
Recovery can occur treat them! Early is better
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What is the deficit in VN?
unilateral hypofunction
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What tests would be positive for someone with vestibular neuritis?
Spontaneous nystagmus (acute in room light, chronic w/fixation removed), + head shaking, abnormal VOR, +Head shake
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What is the most common cause of bilateral vestibular loss?
ototoxic drugs
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How to treat bilateral vestibular loss
there is no VOR to recalibrate , work on balance, gait, and ensure they're seeing someone for bilateral hearing loss
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Vestibular migraine, central or peripheral?
central
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Is dizziness w/o HA able to be classified as a vestibular migraine?
Yes, no HA necessary
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Is vestibular migraine or Meniere's higher incidence?
Vestibular Migraine
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Tx for vestibular migraine
migraine diet migraine pain medication: even if they don't have a HA stress reduction: good sleep, regular meals, PT (balance and decrease movement restrictions)
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Unilateral vs. bilateral lesion for static problems Unilateral Gaze stability Postural stability Bilateral Gaze stability Postural stability
Unilateral Gaze stability: spontaneous nystagmus Postural stability: asymmetry in stance Bilateral Gaze stability: no nystagmus Postural stability: symmetrical in stance
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Dosage for movement of the head for someone with VN
no good evidence for it
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tx with or w/o AD for someone with acute vestibular problem?
treat w/o but send them home w/one if they need it
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is adaptation or compensation the original goal in individuals with acute vestibular problems
adaptation
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What should tx be based on
individualized!
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When does adaptation occur
when there is a retinal slip = an error signal This is a slow process
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Is adaptation context-specific
Yes! you want to get them back specific tasks. Get them moving! Graded activities
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Gaze exercises are used to adapt what?
the VOR!
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Tx for bilateral vestibular disorder
they don't have a VOR but she gives it a shot anyway
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compensatory or adaptive? After a large grade transitional movement, wait before moving
Compensatory
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Compensatory or adaptive? Eyes first then head?
Compensatory
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name four things you can modify to progress gaze stabilization exercises
- time - speed of head movement - target - position of the body - surface - stance - background
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Reliable outcome measures for vestibular specific?
none use balance
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Dosing for VOR adaptation exercises
2 minutes tops for x1 and x2 5 minutes tops for all other 30-60 second rest between trials start with 2-3x a day
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Good documentation to support the necessary treatment time to make an impact on the vestibular system
functional impairments, changes in activity, rating of symptoms, develop fittness goals etc.
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Progression of VOR habituation exercises
``` x1 horizontal x1 vertical Btwn two targets remebered targets x2 horizontal x2 vertical ```
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MSQ is used for what population?
non-vestibular causes of dizziness, motion induced complaints
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what is intensity ranked from on the MSQ
0-5
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Dosing of MSQ
pick three positions, you want to do each position for three reps
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What is the total score of MSQ?
All intensity ( minus if the baseline intensity was not zero) + duration
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What is the motion sensitivity quotient equation?
of positions(total score) all divided by 20.48
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What is the goal of the MSQ after therapy?
<10% of their quotient
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What exercises should you be choosing for HEP from MSQ
middle of the line provoking exercises to ensure carryover at home
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true or false, pts should be wearing glasses during occulomotor screening?
true!
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What do we think about vertical spontaneous nystagmus?
red flag!
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What about a gaze holding nystagmus would point you towards a central sign?
if the nystagmus changed direction
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When are you not super worried about a smooth pursuit that is abnormal?
If it is not accompanied by other central signs if the individual is over 65 yrs
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When is normal convergence, where do you measure from?
<5cm Measure from bridge of nose
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How many skips is normal saccadic eye movement?
2 skips or less
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What would be a central sign for optokinetic nystagmus?
if their eyes are moving smoothly
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Abnormal VORc tells you what?
Central sign
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cross cover cross test is for what two things
occulomotor scan as well as otolith function

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