What Is Ritonavir Used For?

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Neuropathy secondary to drugs is a loss of sensation (or movement) in a part of the body due to a certain medicine.


Causes, incidence, and risk factors

The damage is caused by toxic effects of certain medications on the peripheral nerves (the nerves not in the brain or spinal cord). There is usually evidence of damage to the axon part of the nerve cell, which interferes with nerve signaling.

Most commonly, there is involvement of multiple nerves (polyneuropathy) which usually appears as...

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