Changes of brainstem auditory evoked potential in patients with vertebral artery dominant vertigo and its clinical significance / 中国脑血管病杂志

ABSTRACT

Objectives: To investigate the changes of brainstem auditory evoked potential (BAEP) in patients with vertebral artery dominant vertigo and to explore the possible mechanism of vertigo. Methods: Thirty-five patients with consecutive vertebral artery dominant vertigo detected by head magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) were included prospectively as the study group, and 29 patients without vertebral artery dominant vertigo as the control group. The age, sex, and other clinical histories were comparable in both groups. The degree of vertigo of the patients was graded and the BAEP examination was performed. The basilar artery and the changes of BAEP and its relationship with the dominant vertebral artery in patients of the two groups were analyzed. Results: Thirty-five patients with vertebral artery dominant vertigo and 29 patients without vertebral artery dominant vertigo were selected. Circled digit oneThe abnormal rate of basilar artery was 60% in the vertebral artery dominant group, and it was higher than 34.5% in the vertebral artery non-dominant group. There was statistically significant difference (χ2=4.135, P 0.05). The ratios of III - V/I - III in the vertebral artery dominant group was larger than those in the non-dominant group (P < 0.05). Circled digit threeThere was significant difference in the vertigo severity scale between the patients of vertebral artery dominant group (3.2±1.0) and those of vertebral artery non-dominant group(2.2±0. 7) (P<0.01). There were correlations between the vertigo severity scale of the vertebral artery dominance and each major abnormal item of BAEP. Of those, the correlations of III - V/I - III were the most significant (r = 0.617, P = 0.013). Conclusions: The abnormal rate of basilar artery, the abnormal rate of BAEP and the vertigo severity scales are higher in patients with vertebral artery dominance. There is correlation between the vertebral artery dominance and the abnormal BAEP.