Video head impulse testing to differentiate vestibular neuritis from posterior circulation stroke in the emergency department: a prospective observational study

Background and aims Vertigo is a common presentation to the emergency department (ED) with 5% of presentations due to posterior circulation stroke (PCS). Bedside investigations such as the head impulse test (HIT) are used to risk stratify patients, but interpretation is operator dependent. The video...

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Published in:BMJ Neurology Open
Main Authors: Dennis Cordato, Cecilia Cappelen-Smith, Christopher Blair, Zeljka Calic, Paul M Middleton, Angelos Sharobeam, Miriam Welgampola, Abhay Venkat, James Orton Thomas, Nese Ozalp, Peter Wyllie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2022-05-01
Online Access:https://neurologyopen.bmj.com/content/4/1/e000284.full