RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Antimony-induced cerebellar ataxia
JF Saudi Medical Journal
JO Saudi Med J
FD Prince Sultan Military Medical City
SP 90
OP 92
VO 27
IS 1
A1 Khalil, Eltahir Awad G.
A1 Ahmed, Ammar E.
A1 Musa, Ahmed M.
A1 Hussein, Muna H.
YR 2006
UL http://smj.org.sa/content/27/1/90.abstract
AB Visceral leishmaniasis VL, caused by Leishmania donovani is endemic over several parts of Sudan. The disease is fatal if not treated. Although sodium stibogluconate Pentostam, a pentavalent antimonial is not free from toxicity, it has been in use for treatment of VL for the last 50 years. Like other infectious diseases, neurological manifestations of VL and sodium stibogluconate have been documented. In this report, we present 2 cases of cerebellar ataxia most likely induced by Pentostam, and explain the probable cause.