HINTS Screen for Stroke in Acute, Continuous Vertigo and Dizziness

Adapted from a presentation by Ty Nichols, 12/2/2015

Dizziness can be difficult to assess in the ED given the vast range of etiologies and varying ways patients interpret their symptoms. Additionally, not all patients with emergency conditions will present with obvious focal deficits. A clinical decision making rule (HINTS) can help to more rapidly identify stroke patients to initiate acute therapies faster. The HINTS rule outperforms ABCD2  for stroke diagnosis in the ED when performed by qualified practitioners in patients with Acute Vestibular Syndrome. 

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