Non-surgical primary treatment of chronic subdural haematoma: Preliminary results of using dexamethasone

British Journal of Neurosurgery

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 327-333

  Sun, T F D ^a   Boet, R ^a   Poon, W S ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chronic subdural haematoma; Steroids; Treatment

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; STEROID;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NERVOUS SYSTEM INJURY; PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STEROID THERAPY; STROKE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DEXAMETHASONE; DRAINAGE; FEMALE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 32344441753     PISSN: 02688697     EISSN: 1360046X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02688690500305332     Document Type: Article

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