High incidence of serious side effects of high-dose dexamethasone treatment in patients with epidural spinal cord compression

Journal of Neuro-Oncology

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 1992, Pages 141-144

  Heimdal, Ketil ^a   Hirschberg, Henry ^a   Slettebø, Haldor ^a   Watne, Kjell ^a   Nome, Ole ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

corticosteroid; side effects; spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CANCER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DRUG EFFICACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; ULCER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEXAMETHASONE; EPIDURAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION;

EID: 0026500946     PISSN: 0167594X     EISSN: 15737373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00172664     Document Type: Article

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