Table 3. Clinical characteristics of VN according to the VA lesions

Parameters VN with normalVA (n=118) VN with abnormalVA (n=12) p-value
Side of lesion
 Right 66 (55.9%) 4 (33.3%)
 Left 52 (44.1%) 8 (66.7%)
Caloric test
 Canal paresis value 51.58±31.76 49.75±27.39 0.847
 Canal paresis (≥25%) 76 (64.4%) 9 (75.0%) 0.462
cVEMP
 Normal cVEMP 69 (58.5%) 8 (66.7%)
 Abnormal cVEMP* 49 (41.5%) 4 (33.3%) 0.582
Extension of lesion
 Total VN 43 (36.4%) 5 (41.7%)
 Superior VN 16 (13.6%) 0 (0%)
 Inferior VN 33 (28.0%) 4 (33.3%)
 Minimal VN 26 (22.0%) 3 (25.0%) 0.602
Duration of spontaneous nystagmus (days) 9.39±16.07 4.00±2.05 0.249
Hospitalization period (days) 5.57±3.73 6.08±2.43 0.641
Duration of dizziness (days) 11.01±18.58 6.67±4.62 0.423
Underlying disease
 Hypertension 40 (33.9%) 4 (33.3%) 0.969
 Diabetes 6 (5.1%) 2 (16.7%) 0.112
Age 56.94±11.07 55.17±14.09 0.607
No wave, asymmetry>35%.
VN: vestibular neuritis, VA: vertebral artery, cVEMP: cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potential.