title: Contractures in end-stage Alzheimer's disease may respond to low-dose corticosteroid treatment: report of three cases.
authors: 1 The Medical Team Hospice , Livonia, Michigan.
authors: Jennifer A
authors: JA
authors: Winegarden
authors: Daniel B
authors: DB
authors: Carr
authors: Ylisabyth
authors: Y
authors: Bradshaw
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000150:complications*; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D003286:Contracture / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology*; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003907:Dexamethasone