Cochrane · systematic review · CD002244
Corticosteroids for managing tuberculous meningitis
Prasad, K, Singh, MB, Ryan, H · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2016 · Cochrane Library
Infectious DiseasesAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
2
current version
GRADE rated
2
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 1 · 50%Moderate 0 · 0%High 1 · 50%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Any corticosteroid compared to control for tuberculous meningitis
Population: adults or children with tuberculous meningitis on tuberculosis (TB) chemotherapy
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Death Any corticosteroid vs control | RR 0.75 [0.65, 0.87] | 9 studies · 1337 participants | High |
Disabling neurological deficit Any corticosteroid vs control | RR 0.92 [0.71, 1.2] | 8 studies · 1314 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision, inconsistency, indirectness |