Amiodarone-induced Ataxia: A Case Report of Severe Cerebellar Dysfunction and Review of Literature.
Amiodarone
ataxia
elderly
side-effects
Journal
The journal of nutrition, health & aging
ISSN: 1760-4788
Titre abrégé: J Nutr Health Aging
Pays: France
ID NLM: 100893366
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2021
2021
Historique:
entrez:
12
2
2021
pubmed:
13
2
2021
medline:
5
6
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Amiodarone therapy is widely prescribed in patients with atrial fibrillation. The higher prevalence of this arrhythmic heart disease, and the specific age-related issues of homeostasis in the elderly population, makes this group particularly exposed to its adverse effects. Among the many described side-effects, neurological impairments are the less documented and studied. Because amiodarone can be responsible for severe complications, as described in the case below, a close monitoring is necessary throughout its prescription. Awareness should be brought on the amiodarone-induced neurological side-effects as they could be overlooked.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33575717
doi: 10.1007/s12603-020-1475-4
doi:
Substances chimiques
Amiodarone
N3RQ532IUT
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
284-286Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors repport no conflicts of interest.