Open AccessCase 271: Metronidazole-induced Encephalopathy
Author(s) -
Yankai Sun,
Philip Overby,
Hasit Mehta
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
radiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.118
H-Index - 295
eISSN - 1527-1315
pISSN - 0033-8419
DOI - 10.1148/radiol.2019171079
Subject(s) - medicine , metronidazole , confusion , vertigo , emergency department , medical history , past medical history , encephalopathy , antibiotics , pediatrics , surgery , psychiatry , psychology , psychoanalysis , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
HistoryAn 11-year-old boy taking oral antibiotics for Fusobacterium meningitis diagnosed 3 months earlier presented to the emergency department with a 1-week history of intermittent emesis, dizziness, and vertigo and a 1-day history of wobbly gait and bilateral lower extremity paresthesia without confusion. His metabolic profile was normal. Contrast material-enhanced MRI of the brain was performed.