The Role of Corticosteroids in Non-Bacterial and Secondary Encephalitis

Encephalitis affects 1.9 to 14.3 people per 100,000 each year, and the mortality rate varies but can be up to 40%. After the identification of a particular microorganism in a patient with encephalitis, appropriate antimicrobial therapy should be initiated. Corticosteroid therapy represents a therape...

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Published in:Life
Main Authors: Giusy Di Flumeri, Luca Gregorio Giaccari, Maria Caterina Pace, Maria Beatrice Passavanti, Vincenzo Pota, Vincenzo Riccardi, Simona Brunetti, Pasquale Sansone, Francesco Coppolino, Caterina Aurilio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-12-01
Subjects:
brain inflammation
corticosteroids
dexamethasone
encephalitis
glucocorticoids
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-1729/14/12/1699

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