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  drug-induced and toxic neuropathies

HUMAN TOXIC NEUROPATHY DUE TO INDUSTRIAL AGENTS
Alan R. Berger, M.D. &  Herbert H. Schaumburg, M.D. & Edwin S. Lowe, M.D.

Despite widespread media attention to their rare epidemic occurrence, toxic polyneuropathies (TxPN) are relatively infrequent in North America.  Most TxPN encountered in routine clinical practice are due to iatrogenic pharmaceutical intoxications; epidemic occupational exposure, as with large pharmaceutical companies, is unusual.  The majority, and unfortunately the most difficult, cases of TxPN are individual intoxications due to small scale, often chance, occupational exposures, or intentional and homicidal ingestion. (Click here to download entire article)

MEDICATION-INDUCED NEUROPATHIES
Louis H. Weimer, M.D.

Idiopathic polyneuropathy constitutes a significant proportion of peripheral neuropathy cases. In addition, a number of identifiable causes of neuropathy have no preventative or curative interventions available, only symptomatic treatment. Thus, detection of toxic or medication induced neuropathy can be an important diagnosis that impacts quality of life. Medication-induced neuropathies are uncommon (2-4% of cases in one outpatient neurology setting)1, but crucial to recognize because intervention can lead to significant improvement or symptom resolution. (Click here to download entire article)

 

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