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. 1983 May;33(5):643-5.
doi: 10.1212/wnl.33.5.643.

Amiodarone neuropathy

A Martinez-Arizala, S M Sobol, G E McCarty, B R Nichols, L Rakita

Amiodarone neuropathy

A Martinez-Arizala et al. 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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