title: [Steroid therapy].
abstract: The treatment of acute encephalitis/encephalopathy in childhood does not establish except herpes simplex encephalitis or influenza encephalopathy, and there is not a constant opinion about the use of the steroid. Here, according to the guideline of the influenza encephalopathy, I wrote the utility of the steroid treatment(methylprednisolone pulse therapy) in the disease. With the spread of specific treatment such as steroid, we succeeded to decrease 30% to less than 10% in the death rate during the ten years. The steroid might take an important role on prevention of "the sudden and excessive inflammatory cytokines production in the whole body and the central nerve".
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Yokohama City University Medical Center.
authors.forename: Masaaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications*; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D020551:Pulse Therapy, Drug
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D008775:Methylprednisolone