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===== Sequence of Diagnostic Studies =====
===== Sequence of Diagnostic Studies =====
A detailed history with associated [[signs]] and [[symptoms]] evaluation, followed by a focal [[HEENT]] and [[neurological]] [[examination]] is the best approach for [[diagnosing]] of the underlying cause of vertigo.
*A detailed history with an evaluation of associated [[signs]] and [[symptoms]].
*A focal [[HEENT]], [[neurological]] and [[cardiovascular]] [[examination]]
*[[Neuroimaging]] preferable an [[MRI]] if new onset [[headache]], [[neurological]] [[signs]] and [[symptoms]], normal [[head]] impulse test and [[acute]] [[deafness]].<ref name="pmid18644907">{{cite journal| author=Seemungal BM, Bronstein AM| title=A practical approach to acute vertigo. | journal=Pract Neurol | year= 2008 | volume= 8 | issue= 4 | pages= 211-21 | pmid=18644907 | doi=10.1136/jnnp.2008.154799 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=18644907  }} </ref>


=== Name of Diagnostic Criteria ===
=== Name of Diagnostic Criteria ===

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  1. Seemungal BM, Bronstein AM (2008). "A practical approach to acute vertigo". Pract Neurol. 8 (4): 211–21. doi:10.1136/jnnp.2008.154799. PMID 18644907.

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