Report for: Corticosteroids as adjuvant to antiviral treatment in Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus with facial palsy) in adults

Title	Corticosteroids as adjuvant to antiviral treatment in Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus with facial palsy) in adults
Published in	Cochrane database of systematic reviews, July 2008
DOI	10.1002/14651858.cd006852.pub2
Pubmed ID	18646170
Authors	Teresa Uscategui, Carolyn Doree, Ian J Chamberlain, Martin J Burton
Abstract	Inflammation and oedema of the facial nerve due to viral infection by the herpes zoster virus are implicated in the aetiology and clinical manifestation of Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus with facial palsy). Corticosteroids, with their powerful anti-inflammatory effect, have a potential role to play in the reduction or minimisation of nerve damage when administered together with antiviral therapy, and therefore may improve the outcome for patients with Ramsay Hunt syndrome.

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Country	Count	As %
United Kingdom	1	1%
Unknown	98	99%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status	Count	As %
Researcher	11	11%
Student > Master	11	11%
Student > Postgraduate	10	10%
Student > Doctoral Student	8	8%
Student > Bachelor	7	7%
Other	26	26%
Unknown	26	26%

Readers by discipline	Count	As %
Medicine and Dentistry	46	46%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences	4	4%
Nursing and Health Professions	3	3%
Social Sciences	3	3%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science	3	3%
Other	11	11%
Unknown	29	29%

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#7,166,280

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Outputs from Cochrane database of systematic reviews

#8,762

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#27,650

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Outputs of similar age from Cochrane database of systematic reviews

#45

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Corticosteroids as adjuvant to antiviral treatment in Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus with facial palsy) in adults

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