A Case of Disulfiram Neuropathy
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
; : 682-688, 1995.
Artigo
em Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
| ID: wpr-187815
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WPRO
ABSTRACT
Disulfiram, tetraethylthiuram disulfide, has been used in the clinical treatment of alcoholism since 1948. Aside from the manifestations of a disulfiram-alcohol reaction, disulfiram causes direct toxic side effects including psychiatric, cardiovascular, hematologic and neurologic disorders. The most frequent neurologic side effects are drowsiness, apathy, headache, decreased sexual potency, neuropathy, and optic neuritis. We describe a 26-year-old man who insidiously developed a distal synunetric sensorimotor polyneuropathy after seven years of disulfiram ingestion confirmed by nerve biopsy. He showed nearly complete resolution after the disulfiram was stopped.
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Contexto em Saúde:
ODS3 - Saúde e Bem-Estar
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ODS3 - Meta 3.5 Prevenção e tratamento do consumo de substâncias psicoativas
Problema de saúde:
Meta 3.5 Prevenção e tratamento do consumo de substâncias psicoativas
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Álcool
Base de dados:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Polineuropatias
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Fases do Sono
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Biópsia
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Neurite Óptica
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Dissulfiram
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Alcoolismo
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Ingestão de Alimentos
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Apatia
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Cefaleia
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Doenças do Sistema Nervoso
Limite:
Adulto
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Neurological Association
Ano de publicação:
1995
Tipo de documento:
Artigo