HINTS Exam - Physiopedia The HINTS exam is a cluster of three bedside clinical tests that aim to assess individuals presenting with acute-onset dizziness, vertigo, nystagmus, head motion intolerance, and nausea vomiting, also known as acute vestibular syndrome (AVS)
EBQ:HINTS Exam - WikEM Is the HINTS exam (Head-Impulse—Nystagmus—Test-of-Skew) more sensitive for diagnosing stroke than early MRI diffusion-weighted imaging in Acute Vestibular Syndrome? A negative HINTS examination can rule out a stroke better than a negative MRI with DWI in the first 24 to 48 hours after symptom onset with a specificity of 96%
Vertigo: A hint on the HiNTs exam - NUEM Blog What is the HiNTs Exam? The HiNTs Exam is a screening tool for distinguishing a central cause of vertigo from an acute peripheral vestibulopathy (APV), such as vestibular neuritis
HINTS Exam: Determining the Cause of Acute Vestibular . . . Diagnostic Tools – HINTS exam is the best tool for ruling out central cause of AVS • CT: o Only 16% sensitivity for ischemic stroke8 o Good for tumors and hemorrhagic stroke, but only 4% of AVS causing strokes are hemorrhagic3 • Early MRI in patients with AVS and at least 1 stroke risk factor1