Valacyclovir neurotoxicity: Two case reports and a review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 123-127

  Bates, Duane ^a  

^a FOOTHILLS HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acyclovir; Ataxia; Confusion; Dizziness; Hallucinations; Irritability; Myoclonus; Neurotoxicity; Seizures; Tremor; Valacyclovir

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACICLOVIR; AMPICILLIN; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CEFTRIAXONE; CLONIDINE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; DOCUSATE CALCIUM; DOCUSATE SODIUM; ERYTHROPOIETIN; FELODIPINE; GLYCERYL TRINITRATE; HALOPERIDOL; HUMAN INSULIN; INTERFERON; LACTULOSE; LOSARTAN; METOPROLOL; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; OPIATE; PREDNISONE; PRODRUG; SENNA EXTRACT; SERTRALINE; SIMVASTATIN; STEROID; VALACICLOVIR; VITAMIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRONCHIOLITIS; CASE REPORT; COMA; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISORIENTATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG FORMULATION; DYSARTHRIA; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEVER; HALLUCINATION; HEADACHE; HERPES ZOSTER; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IRRITABILITY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROTOXICITY; NYSTAGMUS; OINTMENT; PHOTOPHOBIA; SEIZURE; TREMOR; VIRUS PNEUMONIA;

EID: 0036253143     PISSN: 00084123     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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