Peripheral vestibular syndrome. Etiologic differential diagnosis algorithm and therapeutic recommendations

ORL ro ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (34) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Mădălina Georgescu
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Therapeutic Recommendations ◽  
Diagnosis Algorithm

Intractable lateral epicondilytis: A differential diagnosis algorithm for a correct clinical interpretation

2021 ◽  
Vol 56 (211) ◽  
pp. 100353
Author(s):  
Jose Miguel Aguililla Liñan ◽  
Maria Isabel Miguel Pérez ◽  
Jordi Palau González ◽  
Ingrid Möller Parera
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Clinical Interpretation ◽  
Diagnosis Algorithm

scholarly journals Current issues of differential diagnosis and treatment of congenital corneal opacities in children

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-81
Author(s):  
A.V. Pleskova ◽  
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E.V. Mazanova ◽  
A.A. Sorokin ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Metabolic Diseases ◽  
Practice Patterns ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Corneal Opacity ◽  
Corneal Dystrophies ◽  
Permanent Loss ◽  
Key Words Congenital Malformations ◽  
Corneal Opacities ◽  
Therapeutic Recommendations

Purpose. To analyze the literature on the topic of congenital corneal opacities, their diagnosis, differential diagnosis, as well as the choice of optimal treatment tactics. Congenital corneal opacities (CCO), when effective treatment is delayed, usually lead to permanent loss of visual function. This diagnosis requires urgent measures. On the other hand, the rarity of neonatal corneal pathology and difficulties associated with evaluation of newborns yield the situation when more or less defined clinical practice patterns in such cases remain unclear for most pediatric ophthalmologists. Based on our own experience and the literature data, we describe the main issues of differential diagnosis and management of CCO in newborns. A broad range of developmental anomalies, congenital hereditary corneal dystrophies and metabolic diseases as the main causes of CCO are reviewed. In addition to this diagnostic paradigm, the prognosis in every particular pathology as well as treatment recommendations are given. Conclusion. Based on the presented review, the prognosis and therapeutic recommendations for a particular congenital pathology of the cornea are given. Key words: congenital malformations of the eye, children, corneal opacity, keratoplasty, low vision.

Vestibular migraine

Cephalalgia ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 262-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Benjamin Stolte ◽  
Dagny Holle ◽  
Steffen Naegel ◽  
Hans-Christoph Diener ◽  
Mark Obermann
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Migraine Headache ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
International Headache Society ◽  
Sudden Onset ◽  
Vestibular Migraine ◽  
Main Complaint ◽  
Controlled Treatment ◽  
First Onset ◽  
Therapeutic Recommendations

Background The combination of vertigo, dizziness and balance disturbance with migraine is called vestibular migraine. Although it is estimated that up to 1% of the population suffers from this disease, it is still widely unknown and often underdiagnosed. Recently, the International Headache Society and the Báràny Society published the first joint document with mutually accepted diagnostic criteria for vestibular migraine. Method This review summarizes current knowledge on vestibular migraine with regard to epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathophysiology, differential diagnosis and therapeutic options. Results Approximately 30–50% of patients with migraine report vertigo, dizziness or balance disturbances with at least one migraine attack. Vestibular migraine often appears in a temporal delay to the first onset of migraine headache. In some patients the symptom of sudden onset disequilibrium was the main complaint and more worrisome than the accompanying migraine headache. The duration of attacks varies from a few seconds up to few days. The underlying pathophysiology of vestibular migraine is still widely unknown. As an important differential diagnosis, Ménière’s disease has to be considered and excluded. Conclusion As randomized controlled treatment trials are still missing in vestibular migraine, the therapeutic recommendations for vestibular migraine are currently based on the guidelines of migraine.

Tumor Diagnosis

1982 ◽  
Vol 40 ◽  
pp. 262-265
Author(s):  
Bruce Mackay
Keyword(s):  
Electron Microscopy ◽  
Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Light Microscopy ◽  
Clinical Examination ◽  
Ultrastructural Study ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Specific Diagnosis ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Microscopic Diagnosis

The broadest application of transmission electron microscopy (EM) in diagnostic medicine is the identification of tumors that cannot be classified by routine light microscopy. EM is useful in the evaluation of approximately 10% of human neoplasms, but the extent of its contribution varies considerably. It may provide a specific diagnosis that can not be reached by other means, but in contrast, the information obtained from ultrastructural study of some 10% of tumors does not significantly add to that available from light microscopy. Most cases fall somewhere between these two extremes: EM may correct a light microscopic diagnosis, or serve to narrow a differential diagnosis by excluding some of the possibilities considered by light microscopy. It is particularly important to correlate the EM findings with data from light microscopy, clinical examination, and other diagnostic procedures.

The Preschool Stuttering Screen for Health Care Professionals

2011 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-62
Author(s):  
Joseph Donaher ◽  
Christina Deery ◽  
Sarah Vogel
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Preschool Children ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Developmental Profile

Healthcare professionals require a thorough understanding of stuttering since they frequently play an important role in the identification and differential diagnosis of stuttering for preschool children. This paper introduces The Preschool Stuttering Screen for Healthcare Professionals (PSSHP) which highlights risk factors identified in the literature as being associated with persistent stuttering. By integrating the results of the checklist with a child’s developmental profile, healthcare professionals can make better-informed, evidence-based decisions for their patients.

The Effect of Sensori-Neural Hearing Loss on Threshold-Duration Functions

1968 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 842-852 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. N. Wright
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Time Constant ◽  
Present Series ◽  
Auditory Disorders ◽  
Threshold Duration

Previous findings on the threshold for tones as a function of their duration have suggested that such functions may be systematically affected by sensori-neural hearing losses of cochlear origin. The present series of investigations was designed to explore this relation further and to determine also whether the amount of hearing loss present has any effect upon the results which are obtained. Preliminary studies were also carried out on a conductively impaired listener to indicate whether hearing losses of this type affect the threshold-duration function. The results indicate that the threshold-duration function is systematically affected by sensori-neural hearing losses of cochlear origin. This effect is manifested by a progressive shortening of the time constant relating threshold to duration and is not uniquely related to the amount of hearing loss present. The results obtained from the conductively impaired listener suggested that this type of hearing loss has no effect on the threshold-duration function, thereby implying that such functions may contribute significantly to the differential diagnosis of auditory disorders.

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