VR Assessment for Vertigo and Balance Impairments

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What is the gold standard testing for the vestibular system?

Caloric testing (correct)

Rotatory chair testing

Dynamic posturography using force plates

Assessing muscle activity in response to stimuli

Which technology is used in the assessment of vertigo issues?

X-ray machines

Frenzel optical goggles (correct)

Ultrasound devices

MRI scans

What does the modified clinical test of sensory integration and balance help understand?

How the individual uses their vestibular system only

How the individual uses their somatosensory system only

How the individual uses their vision only

How the individual uses their vision, somatosensory system, and vestibular system (correct)

What type of questions are essential in the subjective assessment of vertigo?

Questions regarding presence or absence of auditory symptoms Signup and view all the answers

Which type of vertigo origin involves understanding how the individual uses their vision, somatosensory system, and vestibular system?

Central/non-vestibular origin Signup and view all the answers

What is gathered in the assessment of vertigo to facilitate clinical reasoning during differential diagnosis?

Preceding illness or trauma and other symptoms Signup and view all the answers

What is a key component to include in the subjective assessment of vertigo?

Assessment of vertigo triggers Signup and view all the answers

Which outcome measure is recommended for assessing balance confidence in individuals with vertigo?

Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC scale) Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of assessing for red flags in patients with vertigo?

To identify potential CNS involvement Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of direction-changing nystagmus and skew eye deviation in a patient with vertigo?

They require immediate neurological assessment Signup and view all the answers

Which test should be used to assess the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) system in individuals with vertigo?

Head Impulse Test Signup and view all the answers

Why is it important to perform HINTS + examination in individuals with acute, unrelenting vertigo?

To identify potential vertebral basilar artery stroke Signup and view all the answers

Which type of vertigo is characterized by a 3-5 second delay due to otoconia movement in the canal?

Cupulolithiasis Signup and view all the answers

Which assessment involves rotating the patient's head 45 degrees and then moving them into a supine position to check for nystagmus?

Dix Hallpike test Signup and view all the answers

In which condition do positional changes worsen symptoms and there is no delay in symptom alleviation upon resting?

Cupulolithiasis Signup and view all the answers

Which type of vertigo is more common in elderly or young individuals with TBI?

Cupulolithiasis Signup and view all the answers

What can happen during head extension and rotation over the edge of a bed in relation to the vertebral artery?

Close off one side of the vertebral artery Signup and view all the answers

What characteristic differentiates cupulolithiasis from BPPV in terms of nystagmus?

Fatigable nystagmus in cupulolithiasis vs. non-fatigable in BPPV Signup and view all the answers

What is the most common type of vertigo in adults?

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) Signup and view all the answers

Where are otoconia located for signaling acceleration in linear movement?

Saccules and utricles Signup and view all the answers

What happens to otoconia in BPPV?

They escape and run into the semicircular canals Signup and view all the answers

Which type of BPPV involves displacement of otoconia in the canals?

Canalithiasis Signup and view all the answers

What occurs during canalithiasis vertigo?

Severe vertigo when moving in the plane of the semicircular canal Signup and view all the answers

What is used for videonystagmography during BPPV assessment?

Goggles with built-in camera Signup and view all the answers

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What is the gold standard testing for the vestibular system?

Which technology is used in the assessment of vertigo issues?

What does the modified clinical test of sensory integration and balance help understand?

What type of questions are essential in the subjective assessment of vertigo?

Which type of vertigo origin involves understanding how the individual uses their vision, somatosensory system, and vestibular system?

What is gathered in the assessment of vertigo to facilitate clinical reasoning during differential diagnosis?

What is a key component to include in the subjective assessment of vertigo?

Which outcome measure is recommended for assessing balance confidence in individuals with vertigo?

What is the purpose of assessing for red flags in patients with vertigo?

What is the significance of direction-changing nystagmus and skew eye deviation in a patient with vertigo?

Which test should be used to assess the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflex (VOR) system in individuals with vertigo?

Why is it important to perform HINTS + examination in individuals with acute, unrelenting vertigo?

Which type of vertigo is characterized by a 3-5 second delay due to otoconia movement in the canal?

Which assessment involves rotating the patient's head 45 degrees and then moving them into a supine position to check for nystagmus?

In which condition do positional changes worsen symptoms and there is no delay in symptom alleviation upon resting?

Which type of vertigo is more common in elderly or young individuals with TBI?

What can happen during head extension and rotation over the edge of a bed in relation to the vertebral artery?

What characteristic differentiates cupulolithiasis from BPPV in terms of nystagmus?

What is the most common type of vertigo in adults?

Where are otoconia located for signaling acceleration in linear movement?

What happens to otoconia in BPPV?

Which type of BPPV involves displacement of otoconia in the canals?

What occurs during canalithiasis vertigo?

What is used for videonystagmography during BPPV assessment?

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