Question · asked by 1 review
Corticosteroids vs placebo: Caloric extent of recovery (improvement as a % in lateralisation of electronystagmography on caloric testing)
- Population
- Patients with idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction (vestibular neuritis)
- Intervention
- Corticosteroids
- Comparison
- placebo
- Outcome
- Caloric extent of recovery (improvement as a % in lateralisation of electronystagmography on caloric testing)
What each review found
Include earlier review versionsNo studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 2 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Corticosteroids vs placebo Caloric extent of recovery (improvement as a % in lateralisation of electronystagmography on caloric testing) · Patients with idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction (vestibular neuritis) Corticosteroids for the treatment of idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction (vestibular neuritis) (2011) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Low |
Corticosteroids vs placebo Caloric extent of recovery (improvement as a % in lateralisation of electronystagmography on caloric testing) · Patients with idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction (vestibular neuritis) Corticosteroids for the treatment of idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction (vestibular neuritis) (2011) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 89 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corticosteroids for the treatment of idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction (vestibular neuritis) 2011 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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