Dexamethasone exacerbates cerebral edema and brain injury following lithium-pilocarpine induced status epilepticus
(2014)
Journal Article
Duffy, B. A., Chun, K. P., Ma, D., Lythgoe, M. F., & Scott, R. C. (2014). Dexamethasone exacerbates cerebral edema and brain injury following lithium-pilocarpine induced status epilepticus. Neurobiology of Disease, 63, 229-236. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2013.12.001
Anti-inflammatory therapies are the current most plausible drug candidates for anti-epileptogenesis and neuroprotection following prolonged seizures. Given that vasogenic edema is widely considered to be detrimental for outcome following status epile... Read More about Dexamethasone exacerbates cerebral edema and brain injury following lithium-pilocarpine induced status epilepticus.