Corticosteroid Treatment for Central Nervous System Infections

Corticosteroid Treatment for Central Nervous System Infections

Infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) cause inflammatory processes within the brain and spinal cord that can lead to morbidity and mortality in a high proportion of patients. Pharmacological strategies to dampen inflammation have been investigated, and steroids are one of the adjun...

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Main Author: Dong Hoon Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Neurocritical Care Society 2017-12-01
Series:Journal of Neurocritical Care
Subjects:
Steroids
Meningitis, Bacterial
Tuberculosis
Encephalitis
Online Access:http://www.e-jnc.org/upload/pdf/jnc-170024.pdf

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