BIOGRAPHY Dr. Jeremy Lanford is a consultant neurologist and current clinical leader of stroke care at Capital & Coast DHB. Prior to his work in Wellington, Jeremy came from central Texas where he developed and ran stroke centres within the Scott & White Healthcare Organization affiliated with Texas A&M University. He originally trained in neurology at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Va. Jeremy’s primary clinical interest is in stroke and in particular stroke prevention. He conducts research in lifestyle interventions in stroke with a special attention to how nutrition plays a primary role in atherosclerosis and stroke. ABSTRACT Acute Vertigo Acute Vertigo is a very common presentation to in acute medicine. The causes are typically linked to peripheral or central with a central cause of vertigo carrying a much higher risk of morbidity and mortality. During this talk I will discuss the risks associated with missing central causes of vertigo and how best to examine the patient presenting with acute vertigo in relation to determining if the cause is central or peripheral. |
