drug-related neuropathy
drug-related neuropathy
Neuropathy secondary to drugs Neurology A condition characterized by a loss of sensation and/or movement due to an agent that damages peripheral nerve axons, blocking neural conduction; DRNs often begin as a distal polyneuropathy and progress proximally Agents Amiodarone, hydralazine, perhexiline, vincristine, cisplatin, metronidazole, nitrofurantoin, thalidomide, INH, dapsone, phenytoin, disulfiramMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.