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Case 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.

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