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Data on Bone Research Discussed by Researchers at University Medical Center

Published in Drug Week, March 18th, 2011

2011 MAR 18 -- Research findings, 'Glucocorticoids are not always deleterious for bone,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from Leiden, Netherlands, "A 23-year-old man with the rare sclerosing bone disorder van Buchem disease presented with progressively worsening headaches that eventually became persistent and associated with papilledema. Increased intracranial pressure was diagnosed, and the patient had a ventriculoperitoneal drain inserted as well as simultaneously receiving treatment with prednisone."

"Before starting treatment, there was biochemical evidence for increased bone turnover and for steady increases in bone mineral density...

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