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World J Meta-Anal. May 26, 2013; 1(1): 5-7
Published online May 26, 2013. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v1.i1.5
Published online May 26, 2013. doi: 10.13105/wjma.v1.i1.5
Meta-analyses in the wonderland of neurology
Francesco Brigo, Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University of Verona, 10, 37134 Verona, Italy
Stanley Chidi Igwe, Department of Neuro-Psychiatry, Federal Teaching Hospital, P.M.B 102, Abakaliki, 480001, Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Author contributions: Brigo F designed and wrote the paper; Igwe SC was greatly involved in editing the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Francesco Brigo, MD, Department of Neurological, Neuropsychological, Morphological and Movement Sciences, Section of Clinical Neurology, University of Verona, Piazzale L.A. Scuro, 10, 37134 Verona, Italy. dr.francescobrigo@gmail.com
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Received: February 19, 2013
Revised: April 3, 2013
Accepted: April 9, 2013
Published online: May 26, 2013
Revised: April 3, 2013
Accepted: April 9, 2013
Published online: May 26, 2013
Core Tip
Core tip: Besides their role in evaluating efficacy and tolerability of drugs, meta-analyses may be used to assess diagnostic values of debatable clinical findings, as they represent powerful tools to try to answer questions not posed by individual studies and to settle controversies arising from conflicting claims.