Peripheral neuropathy after disulfiram administration
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Peripheral neuropathy after disulfiram administration.
Peripheral neuropathy and optic neuritis occurring in alcoholics are sometimes due to the toxic effects of disulfiram rather than to alcohol. Unless this is considered in the management of such patients it is likely that administration of the drug will be continued. In the past there have been reports of 16 cases of peripheral neuropathy and six cases of optic neuritis, possibly caused in this ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 1971
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.34.3.253