Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
6799478 Journal of Psychiatric Research 2018 28 Pages PDF
Abstract
Protective effects of dexamethasone on PTSD symptoms after cardiac surgery and ICU stay seem to depend on common genetic variation in its target receptor, the GR. These effects indicate that pre-operative genetic screening could potentially help in stratifying patients for their vulnerability for developing PTSD symptoms after surgery.
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