Postnatal steroid treatment and brain development

O Baud

doi:10.1136/adc.2003.028696

Postnatal steroid treatment and brain development

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2004 Mar;89(2):F96-100. doi: 10.1136/adc.2003.028696.

Author

O Baud¹

Affiliation

¹ Néonatologie et Labrotoire de Neurobiologie du Développement, INSERM E9935, Hôpital Robert Debré, Paris, Frnace. [email protected]

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.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Animals
Brain / anatomy & histology
Brain / growth & development*
Cerebral Palsy / pathology
Cerebral Palsy / prevention & control*
Child Development / drug effects*
Dexamethasone / adverse effects*
Dexamethasone / therapeutic use
Glucocorticoids / adverse effects*
Glucocorticoids / therapeutic use
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature
Leukomalacia, Periventricular / prevention & control*
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Risk Assessment

Substances

Glucocorticoids
Dexamethasone