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Childs Nerv Syst ; 38(10): 1849-1854, 2022 10.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35907004

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INTRODUCTION: Myelomeningocele (MMC) is the most frequent neural tube defect and is frequently associated (around 80% of cases) with hydrocephalus (HC). Both diseases can have severe clinical consequences, insomuch as they require surgical treatment whose complications are not negligible, either when performed in utero or after birth. Therefore, clinical therapies that could have an impact on the incidence and progression of MMC and HC would be certainly valuable; however, this is not the current picture, and there are no effective pharmacological treatments for such patients to this day. AIM AND METHODS: Therefore, knowing that an inflammatory process comes associated with these disorders, mostly due to nervous tissue distension, the present article aimed at reviewing the role of corticosteroids in reducing inflammation and thus improving the outcome of patients with HC and MMC, considering the well-established anti-inflammatory effects of CS. RESULTS: The systematic review performed herein has found varying results regarding the role of steroids (even though a positive trend was observed) on the treatment and prevention of hydrocephalus, whereas for MMC. CONCLUSION: There are many reports demonstrating beneficial effects of CS therapy, from a clinical and histopathological point of view.


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Hydrocephalus , Meningomyelocele , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/therapeutic use , Anti-Inflammatory Agents , Central Nervous System/surgery , Humans , Hydrocephalus/complications , Hydrocephalus/etiology , Meningomyelocele/complications , Meningomyelocele/drug therapy , Meningomyelocele/surgery , Retrospective Studies , Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt/adverse effects
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