Neurological Disorders

Department of Infectious Disease, Apollo First Med Hospitals, Chennai, India

Publications

• Review Article   
  Neurotoxicity of Commonly Employed Antimicrobial Agents: A Review
  Author(s): Subramaniam Srinivasan and Allimuthu Nithyanandam*
  
  Antimicrobial agents are the most frequently used pharmacological agents by a practising clinician. Many of the commonly used antibiotics are well tolerated. They do have side effects either idiosyncratic or dose dependent. Special caution is needed on monitoring their neurotoxic effects as if not recognized promptly, these may be confused with other neurological states therefore ending up in complications. The practising clinician in most countries, initiates’ treatment based upon clinical findings and does not have the luxury of getting confirmatory laboratory results in a timely manner. Factors influence neurotoxicity include old age, decreased renal function, nutritional status, use of other drugs that lower seizure threshold and damage to the blood brain barrier. The role of genetic factors though has been suggested, their effects have not been fully determin.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2329-6895.10.10.520

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