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  2. Steroid dementia syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Large dosage variations in the patient's medication (including a self-increased dosage from 10 mg/day to as much as 100 mg/day for at least 3 months) produced extreme behavioral changes, from missed appointments to physical altercations, and eventually admission to a psychiatric ward and later to a locked Alzheimer facility.

  3. Prednisone - Wikipedia

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    Prednisone is a synthetic glucocorticoid used for its anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties. [36] [37] Prednisone is a prodrug; it is metabolised in the liver by 11-β-HSD to prednisolone, the active drug. Prednisone has no substantial biological effects until converted via hepatic metabolism to prednisolone. [38]

  4. CHOP (chemotherapy) - Wikipedia

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    The combination is then referred to as COP (cyclophosphamide, Oncovin, and prednisone or prednisolone) or CVP (cyclophosphamide, vincristine, and prednisone or prednisolone). As elderly patients have a greater risk of toxicity from the drugs, an option is to use an attenuated drug regimen, called miniCHOP.

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    Additionally, many medications – both prescribed and over-the-counter - have common side effects, such as lightheadedness or confusion, that can lead to falls, so it is important for people to ...

  6. Corticosteroid-induced lipodystrophy - Wikipedia

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    In a prospective study, the cumulative incidence of CIL with high-dose prednisone therapy was found to be 61% after 3 months, 65% after 6 months, 68% after 9 months, and 69% after 12 months. [1] One study found that even a very low dosage of prednisone of 5 mg/day was associated with symptoms of "Cushing's syndrome". [1]

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  9. Corticosteroid - Wikipedia

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    The neuropsychiatric effects are partly mediated by sensitization of the body to the actions of adrenaline. Therapeutically, the bulk of corticosteroid dose is given in the morning to mimic the body's diurnal rhythm; if given at night, the feeling of being energized will interfere with sleep. An extensive review is provided by Flores and Gumina ...