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High-dose dexamethasone therapy in head injury: a patient group that may benefit from therapy
1Department of Neurosurgery, H. F. Verwoerd Hospital, Pretoria, South Africa.
British Journal of Neurosurgery
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
Three patients with head injuries and focal areas of low density on CT who deteriorated progressively with uncontrollable rising intracranial pressure (ICP) are described. High-dose dexamethasone therapy was followed by a substantial decrease in ICP during the following 24 h. Features that the patients had in common are a young age group, an initial GCS of 10 or more and an elevation of ICP 2 days or longer after admission.