Monthly High-Dose Oral Dexamethasone Pulse Therapy for Cysticercal Encephalitis

Indian J Pediatr. 2022 Aug;89(8):831. doi: 10.1007/s12098-022-04119-x. Epub 2022 May 27.

Authors

Shivan Kesavan¹, Renu Suthar¹, Sumeet R Dhawan¹, Lokesh Saini¹, Sameer Vyas², Naveen Sankhyan³

Affiliations

¹ Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India.
² Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India.
³ Pediatric Neurology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160012, India. drnsankhyan@yahoo.co.in.

PMID: 35622205
DOI: 10.1007/s12098-022-04119-x

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Administration, Oral
Animals
Cysticercus*
Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
Encephalitis* / drug therapy
Humans
Prednisolone / therapeutic use
Pulse Therapy, Drug

Substances

Dexamethasone
Prednisolone