title: [Peripheral neuropathy possibly caused by amiodarone therapy].
abstract: A 67 years-old man under amiodarone treatment for thirteen months due to a cardiac arrhythmia developed a mixed sensory-motor neuropathy. Proper diagnosis and withdrawal of the offending drug prompted marked improvement within months of his neurological dysfunction.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Osvaldo Cruz-Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Pernambuco, FESP-UP, Recife, PE.
authors.forename: L F
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Oliveira
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Oliveira Júnior
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: de Carvalho
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000638:Amiodarone / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001145:Arrhythmias, Cardiac / Q000188:drug therapy; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D000638:Amiodarone
vernacular_title: Amiodarona como provável etiologia de neuropatia periférica.