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Perhexiline Maleate Neurotoxicity and Weight Loss
Author(s) -
Myers John B.,
Ronthal M.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1978.tb131643.x
Subject(s) - weight loss , neurotoxicity , medicine , electromyography , anesthesia , toxicity , physical medicine and rehabilitation , obesity
Ten Caucasian patients with perhexiline maleate neurotoxicosis and weight loss are presented. Weight loss preceded symptomatic neuropathy which was detected on electromyography in one patient. Weight loss and neuropathy may be marked, but clinical improvement follows drug withdrawal.