Administration of methylprednisolone acetate into the subdural cavity in an infant with subdural fluid collection: PAF is a good indicator of the efficacy of the treatment

Child's Nervous System

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 354-356

  Endo, Shunro ^a   Hirashima, Yutaka ^a   Takaba, Michiyasu ^a   Takaku, Akira ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fluid collection; Infantile subdural; Methylprednisolone acetate; Platelet activating factor

Indexed keywords

METHYLPREDNISOLONE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DOSE TIME EFFECT RELATION; DURA MATER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTRATHECAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BRAIN DISEASES; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLATELET ACTIVATING FACTOR; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SUBDURAL EFFUSION; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 0031721228     PISSN: 02567040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003810050243     Document Type: Article

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