Exogenous glucocorticoids and adverse cerebral effects in children

European Journal of Paediatric Neurology

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 465-477

  Damsted, Sara K ^a   Born, A P ^a   Paulson, Olaf B ^a,b,c   Uldall, Peter ^a,c  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b HVIDOVRE HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Brain; Children; Glucocorticoids

Indexed keywords

BETAMETHASONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MINERALOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; MYELIN; PREDNISONE;

BINDING AFFINITY; BRAIN ATROPHY; BRAIN DISEASE; BRAIN GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; CEREBRAL PALSY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DENDRITE; DRUG BIOAVAILABILITY; DRUG CLEARANCE; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG EFFECT; EPILEPSY; GLUCOSE TRANSPORT; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPERGLYCEMIA; HYPERTENSION; INFANTILE SPASM; LEUKOMALACIA; LONG TERM POTENTIATION; MEMORY DISORDER; NERVE CELL DIFFERENTIATION; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE FIBER TRANSPORT; NERVOUS TISSUE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OLIGODENDROGLIA; PHARMACODYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

BRAIN DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; CHILD; FEMALE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; RECEPTORS, GLUCOCORTICOID;

EID: 81855213146     PISSN: 10903798     EISSN: 15322130     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejpn.2011.05.002     Document Type: Review

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