Predicting the neurobehavioral side effects of dexamethasone in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Highlights • There are no predictors of neuropsychological problems of dexamethasone. • The very low dose dexamethasone suppression test did not predict these problems. • Dexamethasone trough levels did also not influence neuropsychological problems. • Patients with glucocorticoid hypersensitivity h...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychoneuroendocrinology 2016-10, Vol.72, p.190-195
Hauptverfasser: Warris, Lidewij T, van den Akker, Erica L.T, Aarsen, Femke K, Bierings, Marc B, van den Bos, Cor, Tissing, Wim J.E, Sassen, Sebastiaan D.T, Veening, Margreet A, Zwaan, Christian M, Pieters, Rob, van den Heuvel-Eibrink, Marry M
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Zusammenfassung:Highlights • There are no predictors of neuropsychological problems of dexamethasone. • The very low dose dexamethasone suppression test did not predict these problems. • Dexamethasone trough levels did also not influence neuropsychological problems. • Patients with glucocorticoid hypersensitivity had more depressive symptoms. • The role of glucocorticoid sensitivity in these problems should be unraveled.
ISSN:0306-4530
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DOI:10.1016/j.psyneuen.2016.07.006