Phenytoin, an antiepileptic medication frequently prescribed for seizure prophylaxis in patients following neurosurgery, has been shown to decrease the serum half-life of dexamethasone by ...

The primary corticosteroid used to control cerebral edema is dexamethasone. More than 40 years ago, dexamethasone was used in patients with brain tumors, and it is still used today. Other steroids ...

Some years ago, we reported a placebo-controlled study in which blood pressure in a group (n=8) of patients with essential hypertension was lowered by a small dose of dexamethasone (0.5 mg nocte [at ...