Abstract
The majority of strokes are due to cerebral infarction. Ischaemic cerebral tissue tends to develop cytotoxic oedema which, if the blood-brain barrier is disrupted, may be followed by vasogenic oedema. Large infarcts can develop life-threatening massive oedema. Early treatment with corticosteroids could theoretically help reduce both cytotoxic and vasogenic oedema and so improve the clinical outcome after a stroke.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | CD000064 |
| Journal | Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews |
| Issue number | 9 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2011 |
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