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415 questions · 442 findings · 58 reviews

No studies found 70 · 15.8%GRADE not reported 19 · 4.3%Very low 99 · 22.4%Low 137 · 31%Moderate 86 · 19.5%High 31 · 7%

Edaravone plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids

Reduction in oedema (T2 hyperintensity) · people previously treated with radiosurgery or fractionated radiotherapy to the brain or head and neck region with a diagnosis of brain…

Edaravone plus corticosteroids showed no clear difference in reduction in oedema (T2 hyperintensity) compared with corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Edaravone plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids

Reduction in post‐gadolinium enhancement · people previously treated with radiosurgery or fractionated radiotherapy to the brain or head and neck region with a diagnosis of brain…

Edaravone plus corticosteroids showed no clear difference in reduction in post‐gadolinium enhancement compared with corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Edaravone plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids

Improvement in LENT/SOMA · people previously treated with radiosurgery or fractionated radiotherapy to the brain or head and neck region with a diagnosis of brain…

Edaravone plus corticosteroids may leads to higher improvement in LENT/SOMA compared with corticosteroids (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antivirals plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids plus placebo or no treatment

Incomplete recovery at end of study № of participants: 766 (3 RCTs) · Bell's palsy

Antivirals plus corticosteroids showed no clear difference in incomplete recovery at end of study № of participants: 766 (3 RCTs) compared with corticosteroids plus placebo or no treatment (AS versus OS) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antivirals plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids plus placebo or no treatment

Motor synkinesis or crocodile tears № of participants: 469 (2 RCTs) · Bell's palsy

Antivirals plus corticosteroids probably leads to lower motor synkinesis or crocodile tears № of participants: 469 (2 RCTs) compared with corticosteroids plus placebo or no treatment (AS versus OS) (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Antivirals plus corticosteroids vs corticosteroids plus placebo or no treatment

Adverse events № of participants: 656 (2 RCTs) · Bell's palsy

It is very uncertain whether antivirals plus corticosteroids changes adverse events № of participants: 656 (2 RCTs) compared with corticosteroids plus placebo or no treatment (AS versus OS) (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) vs placebo

Number of participants with normal physical joint function ‐ normal function at 12 months of · septic arthritis in children taking antibiotics

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) may leads to higher number of participants with normal physical joint function ‐ normal… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) vs placebo

Number of days of antibiotic treatment ‐ number of days of intravenous antibiotic treatment · septic arthritis in children taking antibiotics

Corticosteroids (dexamethasone) showed no clear difference in number of days of antibiotic treatment ‐ number of days of… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Systemic or topical corticosteroids vs placebo or control

Short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after treatment; oral corticosteroids · people with traumatic hyphema

Systemic or topical corticosteroids showed no clear difference in short‐term visual acuity between 20/20 and 20/40 ≤ 2 weeks after… compared with placebo or control treatment (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review