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Neuropathy secondary to drugs - Prevention

Prevention:

The health care provider will closely supervise treatment with any medication that may cause neuropathy. The goal is to maintain a therapeutic level (the amount of medication needed to control diseases/symptoms) while preventing toxic levels of the medication.

Central nervous system

Reviewed last on: 3/5/2007
Daniel Kantor, M.D., Director of the Comprehensive MS Center, Neuroscience Institute, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.

References

Goetz, CG. Textbook of Clinical Neurology. 2nd ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2003: 1235.

Goldman L, Ausiello D. Cecil Textbook of Medicine. 22nd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: WB Saunders; 2004:2385.

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