Treatment of seizures in multiple sclerosis.

abstract：BACKGROUND:Manipulation and mobilisation are commonly used to treat neck pain. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003, and previously updated in 2010. OBJECTIVES:To assess the effects of manipulation or mobilisation alone compared wiith those of an inactive control or another active treatment o...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Gross A,Langevin P,Burnie SJ,Bédard-Brochu MS,Empey B,Dugas E,Faber-Dobrescu M,Andres C,Graham N,Goldsmith CH,Brønfort G,Hoving JL,LeBlanc F

更新日期：2015-09-23 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Physiological monitoring studies indicate that some preterm infants experience episodes of oxygen desaturation, apnoea, or bradycardia when seated in standard car safety seats. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all preterm infants should be assessed for cardiorespiratory stability in their c...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Pilley E,McGuire W

更新日期：2006-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Emergency contraception (EC) is using a drug or copper intrauterine device (Cu-IUD) to prevent pregnancy shortly after unprotected intercourse. Several interventions are available for EC. Information on the comparative effectiveness, safety and convenience of these methods is crucial for reproductive healthc...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Cheng L,Che Y,Gülmezoglu AM

更新日期：2012-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Threatened miscarriage occurs in 10% to 15% of all pregnancies. Vaginal spotting or bleeding during early gestation is common, with nearly half of those pregnancies resulting in pregnancy loss. To date, there is no effective preventive treatment for threatened miscarriage. Chinese herbal medicines have been ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Li L,Dou L,Leung PC,Wang CC

更新日期：2012-05-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Surgery is a common treatment modality for stress urinary incontinence (SUI), usually offered to women for whom conservative treatments have failed. Midurethral tapes have superseded colposuspension because cure rates are comparable and recovery time is reduced. However, some women will not be cured after mi...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Bakali E,Johnson E,Buckley BS,Hilton P,Walker B,Tincello DG

更新日期：2019-09-04 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The common cold is considered to be caused by viruses and it has long been believed that antibiotics have no role in treating this condition. In many countries doctors will often prescribe antibiotics for the common cold in the belief that they may prevent secondary bacterial infection and in some cases to r...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Arroll B,Kenealy T

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This review is an update of a review published in 2011, itself a major update of previous reviews published in 2005 and 2000, investigating the effects of gabapentin in chronic neuropathic pain (pain due to nerve damage). Antiepileptic drugs are used to manage chronic neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia. OBJE...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Moore RA,Wiffen PJ,Derry S,Toelle T,Rice AS

更新日期：2014-04-27 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although conventional colonoscopy is the most sensitive test available for the investigation of the colorectum for polyps, there are data that raise concerns about its sensitivity. Chromoscopy may be one way of enhancing the ability for colonoscopy to detect polyps particularly diminutive flat lesions that m...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Brown SR,Baraza W,Hurlstone P

更新日期：2007-10-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Upper abdominal surgical procedures are associated with a high risk of postoperative pulmonary complications. The risk and severity of postoperative pulmonary complications can be reduced by the judicious use of therapeutic manoeuvres that increase lung volume. Our objective was to assess the effect of incen...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Guimarães MM,El Dib R,Smith AF,Matos D

更新日期：2009-07-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wilson's disease, first described by Samuel Wilson in 1912, is an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder resulting from mutations in the ATP7B gene. The disease develops as a consequence of copper accumulating in affected tissues. There is no gold standard for the diagnosis of Wilson's disease, which is ofte...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Ryan A,Nevitt SJ,Tuohy O,Cook P

更新日期：2019-11-19 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intra uterine insemination (IUI), with or without controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH), is one of the treatment modalities offered to couples who have tried to conceive for at least one year (subfertile couples). It has been suggested that increasing the number of inseminations from one per cycle to two...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Cantineau AE,Heineman MJ,Cohlen BJ

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Acupuncture and related techniques are promoted as a treatment for smoking cessation in the belief that they may reduce nicotine withdrawal symptoms. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this review are to determine the effectiveness of acupuncture and the related interventions of acupressure, laser therapy and ele...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： White AR,Rampes H,Campbell JL

更新日期：2006-01-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Both paracetamol and ibuprofen are commonly used analgesics for the relief of pain following the surgical removal of lower wisdom teeth (third molars). In 2010, a novel analgesic (marketed as Nuromol) containing both paracetamol and ibuprofen in the same tablet was launched in the United Kingdom, this drug h...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Bailey E,Worthington HV,van Wijk A,Yates JM,Coulthard P,Afzal Z

更新日期：2013-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Respiratory syncytial virus infection causes acute lung infection in infants and young children worldwide, resulting in considerable morbidity and mortality. Children with cystic fibrosis are prone to recurrent lung inflammation, bacterial colonisation and subsequent chronic airway disease, putting them at r...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Robinson KA,Odelola OA,Saldanha IJ

更新日期：2016-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fluphenazine is one of the first drugs to be classed as an 'antipsychotic' and has been widely available for five decades. OBJECTIVES:To compare the effects of oral fluphenazine with placebo for the treatment of schizophrenia. To evaluate any available economic studies and value outcome data. SEARCH METHOD...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Matar HE,Almerie MQ,Sampson SJ

更新日期：2018-06-12 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intracranial venous thrombosis (ICVT) commonly presents with seizures in the acute period, and some people may develop recurrent seizures in the long term. The prophylactic use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) for the management of post-ICVT seizures is controversial, and there is currently no consensus on the ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Price M,Günther A,Kwan JS

更新日期：2014-08-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Penetrating abdominal trauma occurs when the peritoneal cavity is breached. Routine laparotomy for penetrating abdominal injuries began in the 1800s, with antibiotics first being used in World War II to combat septic complications associated with these injuries. This practice was marked with a reduction in s...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Brand M,Goosen J,Grieve A

更新日期：2009-10-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) is one of the most common fungal infections that recur frequently in HIV infected women. Symptoms of VVC are pruritis, discomfort, dyspareunia, and dysuria. Vulval infection presents as a morbiliform rash that may extend to the thighs. Vaginal infection is associated with white...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Ray A,Ray S,George AT,Swaminathan N

更新日期：2011-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Healthcare professionals frequently advise patients to improve their health by stopping smoking. Such advice may be brief, or part of more intensive interventions. OBJECTIVES:The aims of this review were to assess the effectiveness of advice from physicians in promoting smoking cessation; to compare minimal...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Stead LF,Bergson G,Lancaster T

更新日期：2008-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Atrophic rhinitis is a chronic nasal pathology characterised by the formation of thick dry crusts in a roomy nasal cavity, which has resulted from progressive atrophy of the nasal mucosa and underlying bone. The common symptoms may include foetor, ozaena, crusting/nasal obstruction, epistaxis, anosmia/cacosm...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Mishra A,Kawatra R,Gola M

更新日期：2012-02-15 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In most pregnancies that miscarry, arrest of embryonic or fetal development occurs some time (often weeks) before the miscarriage occurs. Ultrasound examination can reveal abnormal findings during this phase by demonstrating anembryonic pregnancies or embryonic or fetal death. Treatment has traditionally bee...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Lemmers M,Verschoor MA,Kim BV,Hickey M,Vazquez JC,Mol BWJ,Neilson JP

更新日期：2019-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Endotracheal suctioning consists of the mechanical aspiration of pulmonary secretions from the endotracheal tube (ETT) to prevent obstruction. The optimal frequency of ETT suctioning has not been defined. OBJECTIVES:To determine the effect of specific ordered frequency of ETT suctioning ('as scheduled') ver...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Bruschettini M,Zappettini S,Moja L,Calevo MG

更新日期：2016-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ustekinumab (CNTO 1275) and briakinumab (ABT-874) are monoclonal antibodies that target the standard p40 subunit of the cytokines interleukin-12 and interleukin-23 (IL-12/23p40), which are involved in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease. OBJECTIVES:The objectives of this review were to assess the efficacy a...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： MacDonald JK,Nguyen TM,Khanna R,Timmer A

更新日期：2016-11-25 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inhaled fluticasone propionate (FP) is a relatively new inhaled corticosteroid for the treatment of asthma. OBJECTIVES:To assess efficacy and safety outcomes in studies that compared FP to placebo for treatment of chronic asthma. SEARCH STRATEGY:We searched the Cochrane Airways Group Specialised Register (...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Adams NP,Bestall JC,Lasserson TJ,Jones P,Cates CJ

更新日期：2008-10-08 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is caused by degeneration of anterior horn cells, which leads to progressive muscle weakness. Children with SMA type II do not develop the ability to walk without support and have a shortened life expectancy, whereas children with SMA type III develop the ability to walk and hav...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Wadman RI,Bosboom WM,van den Berg LH,Wokke JH,Iannaccone ST,Vrancken AF

更新日期：2011-12-07 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Anti-cholinergic agents and beta2-agonist drugs are both bronchodilators used to reverse acute bronchospasm in children with asthma. These drugs have different modes of action, so may have complementary or additive effects. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this review was to assess the effects of adding inhaled ...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Plotnick LH,Ducharme FM

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:People with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) treated with dialysis are frequently affected by major depression. Dialysis patients have prioritised depression as a critically important clinical outcome in nephrology trials. Psychological and social support are potential treatments for depression, although a Co...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Natale P,Palmer SC,Ruospo M,Saglimbene VM,Rabindranath KS,Strippoli GF

更新日期：2019-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sepsis is a common and frequently fatal condition. Human recombinant activated protein C (APC) has been used to reduce the high rate of death by severe sepsis or septic shock. This is an update of a Cochrane review (originally published in 2007 and updated in 2008). OBJECTIVES:We assessed the clinical effec...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Martí-Carvajal AJ,Solà I,Lathyris D,Cardona AF

更新日期：2011-04-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Genital infections caused by Chlamydia trachomatis are the most prevalent bacterial sexually transmitted infection worldwide. Screening of sexually active young adults to detect and treat asymptomatic infections might reduce chlamydia transmission and prevent reproductive tract morbidity, particularly pelvic...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Low N,Redmond S,Uusküla A,van Bergen J,Ward H,Andersen B,Götz H

更新日期：2016-09-13 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Methylxanthine derivatives are vasodilators. They also inhibit platelet aggregation and thromboxane A2 synthesis, decrease the release of free radicals and may be neuroprotective. OBJECTIVES:The objective of this review was to assess the effect of intravenous or oral methylxanthines (pentoxifylline, propent...

journal_title：The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

authors： Bath PM,Bath FJ,Asplund K

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00