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Corticosteroids in Acute Traumatic Brain Injury:Systematic Review of Randomised Controlled Trials BMJ 314:1855-1859, Alderson,P.&Roberts,I., 1997 See this aricle in Pubmed Article Abstract This systematic review of randomised controlled trials of corticosteroids in acute traumatic brain injury shows that there remains considerable uncertainty over their effects.Neither moderate benefits nor moderate harmful effects can be excluded.THe widely practicable nature of the drugs and the importance of the health problem suggest that large simple trials are feasible and worth while to establish whether there are any benefits from use of corticosteroids in this setting.

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