Table 2.
Effects of acute and chronic glucocorticoid treatment on memory
| Steroid group |
Nonsteroid group |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute placebo | Acute prednisone | Acute placebo | Acute prednisone | |
| Delayed recall | 13.9 ± 2.8 | 10.9 ± 1.9 | 14.8 ± 3.1 | 12.9 ± 2.2 |
| Immediate recall | 9.1 ± 0.8 | 8.8 ± 0.9 | 7.9 ± 0.9 | 8.6 ± 1.0 |
Steroid group, Group with chronic prednisone medication; nonsteroid group, group without chronic glucocorticoid medication.