Efficacy and safety of a 30-day methylprednisolone treatment protocol for subacute thyroiditis: a prospective study.

Objective: The optimal corticosteroid treatment regimen for subacute thyroiditis has not yet been established. To avoid side effects, tapering of the initial dose of corticosteroid is recommended. With reducing dose, the symptoms can recur.

Amanita muscaria and Amanita pantherina poisoning: two syndromes.

Amanita muscaria contains more excitatory ibotenic acid and less depressant muscimol compared to Amanita pantherina. In this study A. muscaria poisoned patients were more often confused (26/32, p = 0.