Corticosteroid Treatment for Central Nervous System Infections
Infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) cause inflammatory processes within the brain and spinal cord that can lead to morbidity and mortality in a high proportion of patients. Pharmacological strategies to dampen inflammation have been investigated, and steroids are one of the adjun...
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The Korean Neurocritical Care Society
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| description | Infectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) cause inflammatory processes within the brain and spinal cord that can lead to morbidity and mortality in a high proportion of patients. Pharmacological strategies to dampen inflammation have been investigated, and steroids are one of the adjunctive treatments for bacterial meningitis, tuberculous meningitis, and herpes simplex virus encephalitis. In this paper, we review the recent literature that provides guidelines for the use of steroids in combination with appropriate antimicrobial therapy, and we discuss how systemic steroid treatment is an important aspect of treatment regimens for CNS infectious diseases. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6390cddc748b4ee2ac61fdfc52e33f6b2022-12-21T18:48:12ZengThe Korean Neurocritical Care SocietyJournal of Neurocritical Care2005-03482508-13492017-12-01102697510.18700/jnc.170024270Corticosteroid Treatment for Central Nervous System InfectionsDong Hoon Shin0Department of Neurology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, KoreaInfectious diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) cause inflammatory processes within the brain and spinal cord that can lead to morbidity and mortality in a high proportion of patients. Pharmacological strategies to dampen inflammation have been investigated, and steroids are one of the adjunctive treatments for bacterial meningitis, tuberculous meningitis, and herpes simplex virus encephalitis. In this paper, we review the recent literature that provides guidelines for the use of steroids in combination with appropriate antimicrobial therapy, and we discuss how systemic steroid treatment is an important aspect of treatment regimens for CNS infectious diseases.http://www.e-jnc.org/upload/pdf/jnc-170024.pdfSteroidsMeningitis, BacterialTuberculosisEncephalitis |
| spellingShingle | Dong Hoon Shin Corticosteroid Treatment for Central Nervous System Infections Journal of Neurocritical Care Steroids Meningitis, Bacterial Tuberculosis Encephalitis |
| title | Corticosteroid Treatment for Central Nervous System Infections |
| title_full | Corticosteroid Treatment for Central Nervous System Infections |
| title_fullStr | Corticosteroid Treatment for Central Nervous System Infections |
| title_full_unstemmed | Corticosteroid Treatment for Central Nervous System Infections |
| title_short | Corticosteroid Treatment for Central Nervous System Infections |
| title_sort | corticosteroid treatment for central nervous system infections |
| topic | Steroids Meningitis, Bacterial Tuberculosis Encephalitis |
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