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. 2016 May 26;6(2):194–204. doi: 10.1159/000445870

Table 2.

Caloric nystagmus test

FTD syndrome (28 ears) Control (28 ears) p value
Pre-VS test
Amplitude, degrees
 Quick phase 3.1 ± 1.7 5.5 ± 1.6 0.000002**
 Slow phase 3.3 ± 1.8 5.6 ± 1.7 0.00001**
Velocity, degrees/s
 Quick phase 59.4 ± 21.5 82.1 ± 17.3 0.00008**
 Slow phase 12.4 ± 7.2 15.2 ± 3.7 0.076
Nystagmus frequency, /s 3.0 ± 1.1 2.5 ± 0.7 0.063

VS test
Amplitude, degrees
 Quick phase 3.2 ± 1.8 1.9 ± 0.6 0.0004**
 Slow phase 4.0 ± 2.0 2.3 ± 0.8 0.0002**
Velocity, degrees/s
 Quick phase 65.5 ± 24.9 45.6 ± 9.0 0.0002**
 Slow phase 11.4 ± 8.9 5.7 ± 2.6 0.002**
Nystagmus frequency, /s 2.4 ± 1.3 2.1 ± 0.9 0.310

SR, % 4.8 ± 46.0 63.1 ± 12.2 0.00000003**

Figures are presented as means ± standard deviations.

**

p < 0.01 as compared to healthy controls; Mann-Whitney U test.