Use of steroids to reduce high fever in head injury - Is it acceptable? [3]

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2079-

  Grände, Per Olof ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; METHYLPREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PARACETAMOL; STEROID;

ADAPTATION; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENAL SUPPRESSION; BODY TEMPERATURE; COOLING; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG INDICATION; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; FEVER; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; INTRACRANIAL HYPERTENSION; LETTER; SEDATION; STRESS; TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY;

EID: 33751536152     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0396-y     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Grände PO (2006) The "Lund Concept" for treatment of severe head trauma - physiological principles and clinical application. Intensive Care Med 32:1475-1484
2. Thompson HJ, Tkacs NC, Saatman KE, Raghupathi R, McIntosh TK (2003) Hyperthermia following traumatic brain injury: a critical evaluation. Neurobiol Dis 12:163-173
3. Alderson P, Roberts I (2005) Corticosteroids for acute traumatic brain injury. Cochrane Database of Systemic Reviews, issue 1, art. no. CD000196. DOI 10.1002/14651858.CD000196.pub2