Nonsurgical treatment of chronic subdural hematoma with steroids: Two cases reports;Traitement des hématomes sous-duraux chroniques par les corticoïdes: À propos de deux observations

Revue de Medecine Interne

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 788-791

  Decaux, O ^a   Cador, B ^a   Dufour, T ^b   Jego P ^a   Cazalets, C ^a   Laurat, E ^a   Grosbois, B ^a  

^a SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^b CENTRE HOSPITALIER RÉGIONAL D ORLÉANS   (France)

Author keywords

Chronic subdural hematoma; Non surgical treatment; Steroids

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE ACETATE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; MALE; STEROID THERAPY; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYMPTOM;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDNISONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036735007     PISSN: 02488663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0248-8663(02)00676-8     Document Type: Article

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