Cognitive Effects of Dexamethasone at High Altitude

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Cognitive Effects of Dexamethasone at High Altitude John Lafleur, MD, Miguel Giron, MD, Michael Demarco, MD, Robert Kennedy, MA, PhD, Rhonda BeLue, PhD, Christopher Shields, MD Wilderness & Environmental Medicine Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 20-23 (March 2003) DOI: 10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0020:CEODAH]2.0.CO;2 Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Grouped data at baseline (2500m), predexamethasone (4800m), and postdexamethasone (4800m). Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 20-23DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0020:CEODAH]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Individual data at baseline, predexamethasone, and postdexamethasone. Wilderness & Environmental Medicine 2003 14, 20-23DOI: (10.1580/1080-6032(2003)014[0020:CEODAH]2.0.CO;2) Copyright © 2003 Wilderness Medical Society Terms and Conditions