Vertigo myth: Central vs peripheral tables help you make the diagnosis in vertigo

Tables consisting of the characteristics of undifferentiated vertigo divided into central and peripheral causes are NOT helpful clinically and should not be used.
The Big 3 of Vertigo algorithm is a much better approach for vertigo novices to learn.

"Clinical diagnosis of BPPV and vestibular neuritis" by Johns and Quinn https://www.cmaj.ca/content/192/8/E182

"Does my dizzy patient have a stroke?" by Tarnutzer et al
https://www.cmaj.ca/content/183/9/E571

00:00 Intro
01:46 Short answer
02:33 Personal background story
03:35 Typical tables
03:56 How they were supposed to work
04:27 Why they don't work
06:40 Rosen's table from 1983
11:06 Rosen's table from 2018
14:17 Table from youtube lecture
15:00 Final verdict
15:34 The Big 3 of Vertigo approach
16:28 Conclusion and outro