Impact of clinician training background and stroke location on bedside diagnostic accuracy in the acute vestibular syndrome -a meta-analysis.

In AVS, HINTS examination by appropriately trained clinicians can differentiate peripheral from central causes and has higher diagnostic accuracy for stroke than MRI-DWI in the first 24-48 hours. These techniques should be disseminated to all clinicians evaluating dizziness/vertigo. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.