The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology

Table 4 Results of sensory organization test (SOT) among the 3 drugs before and after treatment (conditions 1, 2, and 3 were normal in the 3 study groups): (n = 31, the rest of patients did not

From: Comparison between the effectiveness of three prophylactic drugs for vestibular migraine; cinnarizine, propranolol, and topiramate: prospective study

SOT		Before treatment		After treatment
SOT		N	%	N	%
Cinnarzine group (n = 9)
Condition 4	Normal	7	77.8%	9	100.0%
Condition 4	Abnormal	2	22.2%	Zero	0.0%
Condition 5	Normal	6	66.7%	9	100.0%
Condition 5	Abnormal	3	33.3%	Zero	0.0%
Condition 6	Normal	6	66.7%	7	77.8%
Condition 6	Abnormal	3	33.3%	2	22.2%
Composite Score	Normal	7	77.8%	9	100.0%
Composite Score	Abnormal	2	22.2%	Zero	0.0%
Propranolol group (n = 11)
Condition 4	Normal	9	81.8%	10	90.9%
Condition 4	Abnormal	2	18.2%	1	9.1%
Condition 5	Normal	10	91.0%	11	100.0%
Condition 5	Abnormal	1	9.0%	Zero	0.0%
Condition 6	Normal	6	54.6%	10	90.9%
Condition 6	Abnormal	5	45.4%	1	9.1%
Composite Score	Normal	9	81.8%	11	100.0%
Composite Score	Abnormal	2	18.2%	Zero	0.0%
Topiramate group (n = 11)
Condition 3	Normal	10	90.9%	10	90.9%
Condition 3	Abnormal	1	9.1%	1	9.1%
Condition 4	Normal	10	90.9%	10	90.9%
Condition 4	Abnormal	1	9.1%	1	9.1%
Condition 5	Normal	9	81.8%	9	81.8%
Condition 5	Abnormal	2	18.2%	2	18.2%
Condition 6	Normal	5	45.4%	9	81.8%
Condition 6	Abnormal	6	54.6%	2	18.2%
Composite score	Normal	9	81.8%	10	90.9%
Composite score	Abnormal	2	18.2%	1	9.1%

Table 4 showed abnormalities in conditions 4, 5, and 6 in the 3 groups. After treatment, most of the patients showed improvement, especially in the propranolol group

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