Use of dexamethasone in cerebral oedema
New Egyptian Journal of Medicine [The]. 2011; 45 (1): 48-50
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ABSTRACT
Dexamethasone is prescribed routinely to reduce cerebral oedema in neurosurgical patients undergoing craniotomy for tumour .Dexamethasone, however, has been shown to cause hyperglycaemia. We describe a case of hyperglycaemic crisis, cerebral oedema secondary to dexamethasone in a patient with a Right temporal meningioma. We highlight the risks of pre-operative dexamethasone and discuss the diagnosis, treatment and complications of hyperglycaemic crises and diabetic ketoacidosis
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IMEMR (Mediterraneo Oriental)
Asunto principal:
Dexametasona
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Resultado del Tratamiento
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Pruebas de Función Renal
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
New Egypt. J. Med.
Año:
2011
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