Papilledema without peripheral neuropathy in a patient taking perhexiline maleate.
Perhexiline maleate is an agent currently under investigation in Canada that is used for angina unresponsive to other treatment. This paper describes a possible side effect previously unreported--papilledema not associated with peripheral neuropathy.
D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy; D005451:Fluorescein Angiography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010211:Papilledema / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D010480:Perhexiline / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010880:Piperidines / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014794:Visual Fields
D010880:Piperidines; C023470:perhexiline maleate; D010480:Perhexiline