Suzana Kovačević
Zadar General Hospital,
Bože Pericica, 523000 Zadar
Croatia
Case Report
Motor Ocular Neuropathy Caused by Mefloquine
Author(s): Suzana Kovačević, Samir Čanović, Ana Didović Pavičić, Marija Škara Kolega, Ana Oštrić Brnjac and Miro MorovićSuzana Kovačević, Samir Čanović, Ana Didović Pavičić, Marija Škara Kolega, Ana Oštrić Brnjac and Miro Morović
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. .. View More»
