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Previous research [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 10] has indicated that
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early administration of high doses of dexamethasone reduces mortality [8] and has a favorable influence on the quality of survival of severely head injured patients;
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among other things, however, a larger number of stabilized unconsciously patients resulted.
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Faupel, G. (1982). The Influence of Dexamethasone on the Midbrain Syndrome After Severe Head Injury. In: Hartmann, A., Brock, M. (eds) Treatment of Cerebral Edema. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-68707-5_11
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