Steroids harmful to brain when administered to infants
According to a recent study by scientists from the University of California, preterm infants who are treated with glucocorticoids could be at a growing risk for damage to the cerebellum in the brain.
Glucocorticoids are generally administered to premature infants for lung maturation and normalization of breathing and blood pressure.
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Emily Tam, MD, a child neurologist [...]
Long-term steroids use can cause cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy, a non-progressive motor condition usually seen and diagnosed among children, has been linked to long-term steroids use. The corticosteroid betamethasone is a common treatment for premature babies. It is used to speed up the maturation of their lungs. Studies also showed that it can also help reduce the incidence of death among premature [...]
Multiple Courses Of Steroids Cause No Neurological Damages
Multiple courses of steroids given to women in preterm labor do not result in brain damage of the baby in the womb as believed and that the treatment enhances the survival rate of the babies.
The researchers led by Dr. Sanjiv Amin found that neurological complications on preterm babies were from multiple courses of dexamethasone, a [...]