Postnatal dexamethasone for lung disease of prematurity

N Engl J Med. 2004 Jun 24;350(26):2715-8; author reply 2715-8. doi: 10.1056/NEJM200406243502618.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / metabolism
  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / drug effects*
  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor / metabolism
  • Child
  • Cognition / drug effects*
  • Dexamethasone / adverse effects*
  • Glucocorticoids / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infant, Premature
  • Intelligence / drug effects
  • Motor Skills / drug effects
  • Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / drug therapy

Substances

  • Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
  • Glucocorticoids
  • Dexamethasone