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Table 1 Baseline patient and tumor characteristics, n = 53

From: Vestibular dose correlates with dizziness after radiosurgery for the treatment of vestibular schwannoma

Characteristic

Valuea

Age (years)

60 (23–80)

Sex

 Male

27 (51)

 Female

26 (49)

Location

 Intra-canalicular

10 (19)

 Extra-canalicular

43 (81)

Cystic component

8 (15)

Target volume (cm3)

6.18 (0.8–38)

Pre-SRS tumor growth

36 (68)

Koos grade

 I

7 (13)

 II

26 (49)

 III

11 (21)

 IV

10 (17)

Pre-SRS tinnitus

37 (70)

Patient-reported dizziness

37 (70)

Clinical examination

 Spontaneous nystagmus

6 (11)

 Romberg test

  Normal

31 (58)

  Abnormal (positive)

7 (13.5)

 Unterberger test

  Normal

24 (45)

  Abnormal (positive)

14 (26.5)

 No data available

15 (28.5)

Vestibular tests

 Video-oculography

  No spontaneous nystagmus

27 (51)

  Spontaneous nystagmus

4 (7.5)

  Pathologic smooth pursuit

7 (13)

  No data available

15 (28.5)

 Caloric ips. testing (degree of asymmetry)

  Normal (0–25%)

3 (5)

  Mild hypofunction (26–50%)

29 (55)

  Moderate hypofunction (51–75%)

2 (4)

  Severe hypfunction (76–100%)

4 (7.5)

  Percentage caloric weakness (%)

33.5 (3–100)

  No data available

15 (28.5)

 cVEMP

  Normal

8 (15)

  Absent reflex

16 (30)

  No data available

29 (55)

  1. cVEMP cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials, SRS stereotactic radiosurgery, ips. ipsilateral
  2. aValues are median (range) or number (percentage)