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Review
. 2004 Mar;89(2):F96-100.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.028696.

Postnatal steroid treatment and brain development

O Baud  1
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Review

Postnatal steroid treatment and brain development

O Baud. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

This review examines the risk/benefit ratio of postnatal steroid treatment in preterm infants and correlates epidemiological data with experimental evidence on the effect of glucocorticosteroids on brain development.

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Figure 1
Main benefits of postnatal steroid treatment in preterm infants according to the regimen used.16–18 E, Early regimen (< 96 h of life); M, moderately early regimen (7–14 days of life); D, delayed regimen (> 3 weeks of life); CLD, chronic lung disease; FEd28, failure to extubate at day 28; O2, oxygen at home.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Main adverse effects of postnatal steroid treatment in preterm infants according to the regimen used.16–18 E, Early regimen (< 96 h of life); M, moderately early regimen (7–14 days of life); D, delayed regimen (> 3 weeks of life); HG, hyperglycaemia; SI, secondary infection; HT, arterial hypertension; IB, intestinal bleeding; CP, cerebral palsy.
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