Table 3 Treatment with different doses of glucocorticoids
Glucocorticoid therapy dosage | Author | Publication year | Literature type |
|---|---|---|---|
Prednisolone: 80 mg for 2 weeks, then tapered down every 5 days | Hayreh [11] | 2008 | NRCT |
Saxena [16] | 2018 | RCT | |
Rebolleda [18] | 2013 | NRCT | |
Prednisolone 75 mg daily tapered off in 6 weeks. | Nikkkhah [21] | 2020 | RCT |
Methylprednisolone IV: 1000 mg daily for 3 days, then oral prednisone acetate 1 mg/kg daily for 11 days, with specific tapering | Kinori [17] | 2014 | NRCT |
Methylprednisolone IV: 500 mg twice daily for 3 days, then oral prednisone acetate 1 mg/kg daily for 2 weeks | Pakravan [19] | 2016 | RCT |
Methylprednisolone IV: 500 mg daily for 3 days, then oral prednisone acetate 1 mg/kg daily for 10 days | Pakravan [20] | 2017 | NRCT |