Methylprednisolone pulse therapy as an adjuvant treatment of Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis complicated by cerebral infarction-a case report and review of the literature.

Oi-Wa ChanJainn-Jim LinShao-Hsuan HsiaChia-Ying LinKung-Lin Lin

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2020)

In severe cases, the use of high-dose methylprednisolone should be considered to modulate the inflammatory response in patients with severe cerebral infarction caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae meningitis.

Keyphrases

high dose
inflammatory response
stem cell transplantation
low dose
early onset
cerebrospinal fluid
early stage
blood pressure
lipopolysaccharide induced
drug induced
toll like receptor
stem cells
lps induced
cell therapy