The role of corticosteroids in the management of chronic subdural hematomas: A critically appraised topic

Neurologist

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 299-302

  Zarkou, Srijana ^a   Aguilar, Maria I ^a   Patel, Naresh P ^a   Wellik, Kay E ^a   Wingerchuk, Dean M ^a   Demaerschalk, Bart M ^a,b  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic subdural hematoma; Critically appraised topic; Evidence based medicine; Glucocorticoids; Nonoperative; Nonsurgical; Steroids; Subdural hematoma; Therapy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; DEXAMETHASONE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROLOGY; NEUROSURGERY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENT; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE; SUBDURAL HEMATOMA; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADRENAL CORTEX HORMONES; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEXAMETHASONE; FEMALE; HEMATOMA, SUBDURAL, CHRONIC; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70349736327     PISSN: 10747931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NRL.0b013e3181b65558     Document Type: Article

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