doi: 10.1212/wnl.33.5.643.
Amiodarone neuropathy
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- DOI: 10.1212/wnl.33.5.643
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Amiodarone neuropathy
Neurology.
1983 May.
Abstract
Amiodarone, a drug used to treat refractory cardiac arrhythmias, produced a peripheral neuropathy in 5 of 50 cases (10%). Although the neuropathy may be severe, it tends to improve with lowering of the dosage or discontinuation of the medication.
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