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Dexamethasone (Decadron) in various dosages is recommended nowadays all over the world for the basic treatment of perifocal edema zones surrounding a tumor, cerebral infarction and traumatic cerebral edema (4, 8, 13).
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Lim, D.P., Bock, W.J., Reinhardt, D., Nagel-Hiemke, M. (1983). Determination of Dexamethasone with Radioimmuno-Assay in Cases of Cerebral Edema Caused by Head Injury or Brain Tumor, in Correlation with Serum Levels of Catecholamine. In: Ishii, S., Nagai, H., Brock, M. (eds) Intracranial Pressure V. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69204-8_131
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