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General Medicine: Open Access

ISSN - 2327-5146

Abstract

Motor Ocular Neuropathy Caused by Mefloquine

Suzana Kova?evia, Samir A, Ana Didovia, Paviaia, Marija skara Kolega, Ana Ostria, Brnjac and Miro Morovia

Mefloquine is widely used for prophylaxis and treatment of malaria. It can induce a range of neurological side effects and its’ neurotoxic potential with neuron apoptosis and significant axonal degeneration was confirmed in several in vitro studies. We report a patient presented with rare symptoms of relapsing motor neuropathy involving extraocular muscles, primary m. levator palpebrae, occuring while the mefloquine treatment.

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