Insufficient evidence for the effect of corticosteroid treatment on recovery of vestibular neuritis

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States)

Volumn 147, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 826-831

  Peter, Inge Wegner ^a   Van Benthem, Paul G ^b   Aarts, Mark C J ^a   Bruintjes, Tjasse D ^b   Grolman, Wilko ^a   Van Der Heijden, Geert J M G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b GELRE HOSPITALS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Clinical Recovery; Corticosteroids; Vestibular Function Recovery; Vestibular Neuritis

Indexed keywords

CINNARIZINE; CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE; DIMENHYDRINATE; FAMOTIDINE; PIRENZEPINE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; PROMAZINE;

CINAHL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG EFFICACY; EMBASE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDLINE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS;

EID: 84872013475     PISSN: 01945998     EISSN: 10976817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0194599812457557     Document Type: Review

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