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Motor Ocular Neuropathy Caused by Mefloquine

Mefloquine is an oral medication used for treatment and prevention of malaria. Among subjects who recived mefloquine for prophylaxis the most frequently observed side-effects are vomiting, dizzines, syncope, extrasystoles ; among those who recieved the drug for treatment the most common adverse reactions are dizzines, myalgia, nausea, fever, headache, vomiting, diarrhea, skin rash etc. The most serious and permanent adverse side-effects observed were psychiatric disorders, sensorimotor perypheral neuropathy, vestibular imbalance and central nervous system disorders.

mefloquine ; malaria ; mefloquine toxicity ; ophtalmic neuropathy

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