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Review
. 2014 Aug;115(2):185-92.
doi: 10.1111/bcpt.12261. Epub 2014 May 20.

Drug-induced peripheral neuropathy

Ole Jakob Vilholm  1 , Alex Alban Christensen, Ahmed Hussein Zedan, Mustapha Itani
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Review

Drug-induced peripheral neuropathy

Ole Jakob Vilholm et al. Basic Clin Pharmacol Toxicol. 2014 Aug.
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Abstract

Peripheral neuropathy can be caused by medication, and various descriptions have been applied for this condition. In this MiniReview, the term 'drug-induced peripheral neuropathy' (DIPN) is used with the suggested definition: Damage to nerves of the peripheral nervous system caused by a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention or diagnosis of a disease. Optic neuropathy is included in this definition. A distinction between DIPN and other aetiologies of peripheral neuropathy is often quite difficult and thus, the aim of this MiniReview is to discuss the major agents associated with DIPN.

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