Effect of Cortisone and Hydrocortisone in Hemiplegia After Cerebral Infarction

Dexamethasone as Treatment in Cerebrovascular Disease. 2. A Controlled Study in Acute Cerebral Infarction

“…1 Reports in the literature have discussed the usefulness of steroid therapy in the treatment of acute and subacute "strokes." In 1955, Sheely et al 2 reported on the beneficial effect of cortisone and hydrocortisone in two patients with acute cerebral infarction and in four patients with residual spastic hemiparesis. Russek et al 3 reported "dramatic clinical improvement" in 21 patients with acute stroke due to cerebral thrombosis or embolism who were treated with cortisone therapy.…”