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Levofloxacin-induced-neurological adverse events such as convulsion, involuntary movement (tremor, myoclonus and chorea-like) and visual hallucination in two elderly patients are reported. A 67-year-old man with minor alcoholism and a past-history of gastrectomy and cholecystectomy was given 300 mg/day of oral levofloxacin and fulfenamic acid for an upper respiratory infection. On the 4th day, he reported gradual exacerbation of hand tremor which resembled chorea-like involuntary movement and gait disturbance. He also experienced visual hallucinations. On the 7th day, he suffered generalized convulsions and was admitted. Serum concentration of levofloxacin at this time (3 hours after last administration of a 100 mg tablet of levofloxacin) was 3.6 micrograms/ml. Cessation of the agents promoted complete recovery of these neurological adverse effects within a week. Another 85-year-old man with chronic bronchitis and slight renal impairment received long term administration of 200 mg/day of levofloxacin. On the 68th day of administration, gradual exacerbation of gait disturbance, dysarthria and chorea-like involuntary movement occurred. On the day of admission, 76 days after the start of administration, the serum level of levofloxacin was 2.55 micrograms/ml and that of spinal fluid was 1.12 micrograms/ml (3 hours after the last administration of a 100 mg tablet of levofloxacin). Cessation of the agents promoted complete recovery of these neurological adverse effects within the next two weeks. Both patients had no apparent neurological disorders except age-related brain atrophy. Age-related renal and brain impairment might have contributed to the neurological adverse effects of levofloxacin.
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PMID:[Levofloxacin-induced neurological adverse effects such as convulsion, involuntary movement (tremor, myoclonus and chorea like), visual hallucination in two elderly patients]. 1038 31

Levofloxacin is a widely used fluoroquinolone, mainly as a respiratory antimicrobial agent. It is employed as a second line therapeutic modality in pulmonary tuberculosis as well. The drug has been in use for ages, and is known to be both efficacious and safe. However, it is not free of adverse effects. The most dangerous ones are those involving the Central Nervous System (CNS). Although rare, levofloxacin can cause involuntary movements like chorea and myoclonus. Here by, we present a case of an elderly male patient who developed reversible myoclonus/chorea after a course of levofloxacin (which was initiated as part of his anti-tubercular therapy) following the development of peripheral neuropathy secondary to isoniazid.
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PMID:A Rare Instance of Levofloxacin Induced Myoclonus. 2889 27