Amantadine induced reversible corneal edema.

J Clin Neurosci

Cleveland Clinic, Center of Neurological Restoration, S-31, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA.

Published: February 2011

Amantadine is becoming more commonly used for Parkinson's disease (PD), particularly for its efficacy in treating the drug-induced dyskinesias. Corneal edema is a known but unusual side effect of amantadine therapy, rarely reported in the neurological literature. We report amantadine-induced reversible corneal edema in a patient with advanced PD.

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