Long-term beneficial effects of dexamethasone on intellectual and neuropsychological outcome of children with pneumococcal meningitis

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 104-109

  Ozen, M ^a,c   Kanra, G ^b   Kara, A ^b   Bakar, E E ^b   Ceyhan, M ^b   Secmeer, G ^b   Cengiz, A B ^b  

^a INONU UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c NONE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DEXAMETHASONE SODIUM PHOSPHATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BACTERIAL MENINGITIS; BENDER TEST; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SIDE EFFECT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MENINGITIS, BACTERIAL; MENINGITIS, PNEUMOCOCCAL; MENTAL RETARDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 32144436425     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500276005     Document Type: Article

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