T. Liesegang
Sep 1, 2001
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American Journal of Ophthalmology
Abstract
Specific interventions included in the review The interventions eligible for inclusion were steroids, acyclovir or surgery. The steroids investigated in the included trials were prednisone (216 to 760 mg), hydrocortisone (1 g) and prednisolone (1 mg/kg to 420 mg); these were compared with placebo. Acyclovir (400 mg, 5 times daily to 1,000 mg every day) alone or in combination with prednisone was compared with prednisone alone. The duration of the steroid intervention ranged from 8 to 17 days. The surgical approaches included: vertical, stylomastoid mid cranial fossa; mid cranial fossa and meatal foramen; transmastoid, extralabyrinthine, subtemporal. These were compared to medical therapy.