Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Recovery of motor function | |||||
Systematic review |
1987 people 7 RCTs in this analysis |
Proportion of people with incomplete recovery
end of trial
51/330 (15%) with corticosteroids plus antiviral treatment 91/328 (28%) with placebo |
RR 0.56 95% CI 0.41 to 0.76 P = 0.002 |
Moderate effect size | corticosteroids plus antiviral treatment |