EGb 761^®

(N = 18)

Placebo

(N = 18)

p-Value*

Gender male

11 (61)

15 (83)

0.079

Age (years) [median (range)]

63 (42 - 74)

55 (45 - 72)

0.066

Location of ischaemic lesion

cerebellum

brainstem

multiple

2

15

1

1

15

2

Nystagmus

spontaneous

downbeat

gaze-evoked

positional

head-shaking

3

1

7

5

9

2

1

5

2

3

Patient’s global rating of severity (VAS) at baseline [points, median (95% CI)]

45.0 (30.0; 55.0)

27.5 (20.0; 40.0)

0.031

Vertigo score at baseline [points, median (95% CI)]

12.0 (8.0; 12.0)

10.0 (8.0; 15.0)

0.775