Woodruff A W, Dickinson C J
Br Med J. 1968 Jul 6;3(5609):31-2. doi: 10.1136/bmj.3.5609.31.
In a man who had been in a coma for 24 hours with cerebral malaria dexamethasone had a dramatic, and probably life-saving, effect. We believe dexamethasone should be given routinely, together with antimalarial therapy, to patients with cerebral malaria.