Kommerell, G.KLINISCHE MONATSBLATTER FUR AUGENHEILKUNDEJ. Gerling and G. Kommerell, "Short-term effect of megadose steroid therapy for acute optic neuritis," Klinische Monatsblatter fur Augenheilkunde, vol. 201, no. 6, pp. 375-380, 1992....
Define megadose. megadose synonyms, megadose pronunciation, megadose translation, English dictionary definition of megadose. n. An exceptionally large dose, as of a drug or vitamin. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Patients younger than 15 years and older than 75 years were excluded, as were those with any hip or shoulder disease, with pelvic fracture, or with a history of predisposition to AVN by hip dislocation, excessive alcohol consumption, previous high dose steroid use, or systemic lupus ...
megadose steroidextraocular muscle palsyorbital fractureAlthough uncommon, traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is an important cause of visual loss. Different therapeutic approaches including different dosages of steroids, surgical decompression of optic canal and observation alone have been suggested but there...
There is no report that includes an extensive immune system examination of megadose steroid effect in childhood ITP. The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of MDMP therapy on the immune system in childhood ITP for serum immunoglobulins, absolute lymphocyte and lymphocyte subclass ...
Megadose Methylprednisolone (MDMP) for the Treatment of Steroid Refractory Patient with Diamond-Blackfan (D-B) Anemiadoi:10.5505/tjh.2012.24865HORMONE therapyADRENOCORTICAL hormonesAPLASTIC anemiaMETOCLOPRAMIDETHERAPEUTICSA letter to the editor is presented in response to the article "Successful ...
Although the investigators stated that "in standard practice, treatment options are limited to two: steroid therapy or RBC transfusions," they ignore our very good results obtained with megadose methylprednisolone (MDMP; initial dose 30 to 100 mgkg/d for 3 days followed progressive halving of ...
Even though a long-term follow-up is still under evaluation, preliminary results indicate an improved quality of life, with no steroid-dependency and a dramatic decrease in gastro-enteric side-effects. Actuarial survival rates show a slight increase, statistically non-significant....