Review Article
Impact of Statins on Cognitive Deficits in Adult Male Rodents after Traumatic Brain Injury: A Systematic Review
Table 2
Criteria for study inclusion/exclusion.
| Inclusion criteria | Exclusion criteria |
| (1) Statins were administered. | (1) Statins were not administered. | (2) Experimental TBI was induced in rodents. | (2) No control group was used. | (3) Cognitive function was measured by the MWM. | (3) Nonimpact (e.g., cortical ablation) or penetrating (e.g., missile-induced) TBI was performed. | (4) Male rodents (i.e., rats or mice) were used. | (4) Treatment group was administered another neuroprotective agent in addition to a statin. | (5) Article was published in English or Chinese language. | (5) Other types of animals (e.g., sheep, cats, and dogs) were used. | (6) A TBI treatment group was treated with a pharmacological agent, and a control group was administered a placebo after injury. | (6) Only biochemical or physiological outcomes of treatment efficacy were assessed. | (7) Samples included female rodents. | ā | (8) Duplicate publications. |
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