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. 2019 Feb 26;8(1):CNS28. doi: 10.2217/cns-2018-0007

Table 5. . Side effects of corticosteroids.

Organ system Adverse effect
Neurological/Psychiatric Insomnia

  Mood lability

  Anxiety/depression

  Psychosis

  Increased appetite

  Hiccups

  Tremor

Musculoskeletal Proximal myopathy

  Osteoporosis

  Arthralgias

  Avascular necrosis

  Decreased growth/height (pediatric patients)

Gastrointestinal Dyspepsia/gastritis

Hematological/Immunological Immunosuppression-related infections (oropharyngeal candidiasis, Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia, etc)

Endocrine Hyperglycemia

  Weight gain

  Cushingoid habitus

  Adrenal insufficiency (after discontinuation)

Cutaneous or Vascular Acne

  Striae

  Purpura

  Delayed wound healing

  Peripheral edema

Ocular Visual blurring

  Cataract formation