Cochrane · systematic review · CD008607
Corticosteroids for the treatment of idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction (vestibular neuritis)
Fishman, JM, Burgess, C, Waddell, A · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2011 · Cochrane Library
ENTAMSTAR 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
7
current version
GRADE rated
7
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 6 · 85.7%Moderate 1 · 14.3%High 0 · 0%
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
Corticosteroids compared to placebo for idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction (vestibular neuritis)
Population: Patients with idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction (vestibular neuritis)
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Vertigo Corticosteroids vs placebo | RR 0.39 [0.04, 3.57] | 2 studies · 60 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Dizziness Handicap Inventory score Corticosteroids vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Caloric extent of recovery (improvement as a % in lateralisation of electronystagmography on caloric testing) Corticosteroids vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 30 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Caloric extent of recovery (improvement as a % in lateralisation of electronystagmography on caloric testing) Corticosteroids vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 89 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Complete caloric recovery Corticosteroids vs placebo | RR 2.81 [1.32, 6] | 2 studies · 50 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Complete caloric recovery Corticosteroids vs placebo | RR 1.58 [0.45, 5.62] | 2 studies · 89 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, imprecision |
Adverse effects Corticosteroids vs placebo | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 73 participants | Moderate Downgraded: imprecision |