You are completing an outpatient evaluation for a patient wh…
You are completing an outpatient evaluation for a patient who recently had sudden dizziness & imbalance that has not improved. During the physical exam you note spontaneous vertical nystagmus with no fast phase. The patient reports that fixing their vision on a target doesn’t improve their symptoms. Based on this info is this a peripheral or central vestibular dysfunction?
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Since taking a thorough history is part of a high quality screening in the physical therapy profession, you ask your patient “What were you doing when your last bout of dizziness happened?”. Which answer best clues you into the fact that the dizziness attack may be from BPPV?
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