Amiodarone-associated neuromyopathy: A report of four cases

European Journal of Neurology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Flanagan, E P ^a   Harper, C M ^a   St Louis, E K ^a   Silber, M H ^a   Josephs, K A ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Amiodarone; Muscle weakness; Myopathy; Neuromyopathy

Indexed keywords

AMIODARONE;

AGED; ATAXIA; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; AMIODARONE; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES;

EID: 84859823814     PISSN: 13515101     EISSN: 14681331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1331.2012.03678.x     Document Type: Letter

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