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prednisone and Meningitis, Viral

prednisone has been researched along with Meningitis, Viral in 3 studies

Prednisone: A synthetic anti-inflammatory glucocorticoid derived from CORTISONE. It is biologically inert and converted to PREDNISOLONE in the liver.
prednisone : A synthetic glucocorticoid drug that is particularly effective as an immunosuppressant, and affects virtually all of the immune system. Prednisone is a prodrug that is converted by the liver into prednisolone (a beta-hydroxy group instead of the oxo group at position 11), which is the active drug and also a steroid.

Meningitis, Viral: Viral infections of the leptomeninges and subarachnoid space. TOGAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; FLAVIVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RUBELLA; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ORBIVIRUS infections; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RHABDOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ARENAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; JC VIRUS infections; and RETROVIRIDAE INFECTIONS may cause this form of meningitis. Clinical manifestations include fever, headache, neck pain, vomiting, PHOTOPHOBIA, and signs of meningeal irritation. (From Joynt, Clinical Neurology, 1996, Ch26, pp1-3)

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
" Here, we present the case of a 40-year-old male with severe ileocecal-CD who developed a reactivation of dermatomal herpes zoster after treatment with prednisone and adalimumab."4.89Varicella zoster meningitis complicating combined anti-tumor necrosis factor and corticosteroid therapy in Crohn's disease. ( Fedorak, RN; Ma, C; Walters, B, 2013)

Research

Studies (3)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (33.33)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's2 (66.67)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Soto-Cabrera, E1
Villamil-Osorio, LV1
Garcia-Luna, RC1
Carrera-Pineda, R1
Ma, C1
Walters, B1
Fedorak, RN1
Wiersbitzky, S1
Dierschke, R1

Reviews

1 review available for prednisone and Meningitis, Viral

ArticleYear
Varicella zoster meningitis complicating combined anti-tumor necrosis factor and corticosteroid therapy in Crohn's disease.
    World journal of gastroenterology, 2013, Jun-07, Volume: 19, Issue:21

    Topics: Acyclovir; Adalimumab; Adrenal Cortex Hormones; Adult; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antiviral

2013

Other Studies

2 other studies available for prednisone and Meningitis, Viral

ArticleYear
[Optochiasmatic tuberculomas as a paradoxical reaction to treatment for meningeal tuberculosis].
    Revista de neurologia, 2018, Apr-16, Volume: 66, Issue:8

    Topics: Adult; Antitubercular Agents; Brain Infarction; Diagnostic Errors; Disease Progression; Drug Resista

2018
[Course of the liquor cytology in central nervous system mumps manifestations under various therapeutic regimens].
    Psychiatrie, Neurologie, und medizinische Psychologie, 1977, Volume: 29, Issue:7

    Topics: Adolescent; Aminopyrine; Cell Count; Cerebrospinal Fluid; Child; Child, Preschool; Chloramphenicol;

1977