eighty-eight patients with a glasgow coma score of 8 or less 6 hours after nonpenetrating head trauma were given either high dose methylprednisolone sodium succinate ( 30 mg/kg q6h x2 , then 250 mg q6h x6 , then tapering over 8 days ) , low dose methylprednisolone ( 1.5 mg/kg q6h x2 , then 25 mg q6h x6 , then tapering over 8 days ) , or placebo .
C0700546
methylprednisolone sodium
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methylprednisolone