Disulfiram neuropathy

Arch Neurol. 1978 Oct;35(10):658-60. doi: 10.1001/archneur.1978.00500340034006.

Abstract

A 35-year-old man developed a distal sensorimotor polyneuropathy after taking disulfiram, 500 mg daily for five months. His symptoms improved after the drug therapy was discontinued. Clinical, electrophysiological, and pathological observations during the acute stage and during recovery suggest that disulfiram produces a distal axonopathy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Disulfiram / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / pathology
  • Sural Nerve / ultrastructure

Substances

  • Disulfiram