Association of glycerol to dexamethasone in treatment of stroke patients.
A prospective study of 93 acute stroke patients randomly selected by type of antiedema treatment given (hypertonic glicerol infusion plus dexamethasone versus dexamethasone alone) failed to elicit any statistically significant difference between the two treatments on survival rates and quality of survival 7 and 30 days after the stroke.
D000368:Aged; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D005990:Glycerol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007263:Infusions, Parenteral; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D003907:Dexamethasone; D005990:Glycerol