HINTS_Stroke_in_Acute_Vestibular_Syndrome v.1
HINTS for Stroke in Acute Vestibular Syndrome identifies potential stroke in patients with acute vestibular syndrome (AVS).
To identify potential stroke in patients with acute vestibular syndrome (AVS).
HINTS exam is benign: Abnormal h-HIT plus direction-fixed horizontal nystagmus plus absent skew deviation HINTS exam is dangerous: Normal/untestable h-HIT or direction-changing horizontal/untestable nystagmus or present/untestable skew deviation
1. Kattah JC, Talkad AV, Wang DZ, Hsieh YH, Newman-Toker DE. HINTS to diagnose stroke in the acute vestibular syndrome: three-step bedside oculomotor examination more sensitive than early MRI diffusion-weighted imaging. Stroke. 2009;40(11):3504-10.
EVALUATION.hints_stroke_acute_vestibular_syndrome.v0
