title: Massive doses of steroids in cryogenic cerebral injury and edema.
abstract: Cryogenic lesions were produced in the brains of rhesus monkeys and the accompanying edema measured by quantitative chemical methods. No effect on this type of edema could be demonstrated in animals treated with massive doses of steroids.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001929:Brain Edema / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005615:Freezing; D000882:Haplorhini; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D009336:Necrosis
chemical_list: D003907:Dexamethasone