| Search set | CIDG SRa | CENTRAL | MEDLINEb | EMBASEb | LILACSb |
| 1 | malaria | MALARIA, CEREBRAL | MALARIA, CEREBRAL | BRAIN MALARIA | malaria |
| 2 | (brain OR cerebr* OR mening*) | malaria | malaria | malaria | (brain OR cerebr$ OR mening$) |
| 3 | 1 AND 2 | (brain OR cerebr* OR mening*) | (brain OR cerebr* OR mening*) | (brain OR cerebr$ OR mening$) | 1 AND 2 |
| 4 | steroid* | 2 AND 3 | 2 AND 3 | 2 AND 3 | steroid$ |
| 5 | corticosteroid* | 1 OR 4 | 1 OR 4 | 1 OR 4 | corticosteroid$ |
| 6 | dexamethasone | steroid* | steroid* | steroid$ | hydrocortisone |
| 7 | hydrocortisone | corticosteroid* | STEROIDS | STEROIDS | dexamethasone |
| 8 | prednisolone | glucocorticoid* | corticosteroid* | corticosteroid$ | prednisolone |
| 9 | 4‐8/OR | hydrocortisone | glucocorticoid* | glucocorticoid$ | 4‐8/OR |
| 10 | 3 AND 9 | prednisolone | hydrocortisone | hydrocortisone | 3 AND 9 |
| 11 | — | dexamethasone | dexamethasone | dexamethasone | — |
| 12 | — | 6‐11/OR | prednisolone | prednisolone | — |
| 13 | — | 5 AND 12 | prednisone | methylprednisone | — |
| 14 | — | — | methylprednisone | 6‐13/OR | — |
| 15 | — | — | 6‐14/OR | 5 AND 14 | — |
| 16 | — | — | 5 AND 15 | Limit 15 to Humans | — |
| 17 | — | — | Limit 16 to Human | — | — |
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