Table 1 Case reports involving patients who were given corticosteroid therapy
From: A case of delirium in Tolosa-Hunt syndrome during corticosteroid therapy
Author (year) | Steroid | Initial dose | Dosing period | Route of initial administration | Tapering period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mombaerts I (1996) [2] | Corticosteroid | 60 mg/day | 2 weeks | PO | Several months |
Cakirer S (2003) [3] | Prednisolone | 80 mg/day | 2 weeks | IV | 6 weeks |
Colnaghi S (2006) [4] | Prednisolone | 75 mg/day | 4 months | – | – |
Curone M (2009) [5] | Prednisolone | 1–1.5 mg/kg/day | – | PO | 5–6 weeks |
Schuknecht B (2009) [6] | Prednisolone | 1–1.5 mg/kg/day | – | PO | – Reduced based on clinical response |
İlgen Uslu F (2015) [7] | Methylprednisolone | 1 g IV 5 days 60 mg PO 1 week (1 mg/kg/day) | 1 week | IV | 2 months |
Hao R (2015) [8] | Dexamethasone | 10–15 mg/day | 3 days | IV | Until signs and lesion disappeared |