Clinical and Neuroradiological Spectrum of Metronidazole Induced Encephalopathy: Our Experience and the Review of Literature

Clinical and Neuroradiological Spectrum of Metronidazole Induced Encephalopathy: Our Experience and the Review of Literature

Metronidazole is an antimicrobial agent mainly used in the treatment of several protozoal and anaerobic infections, additionally, is often used in hepatic encephalopathy and Crohn disease. Apart from peripheral neuropathy, metronidazole can also cause symptoms of central nervous system dysfunction...

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Main Authors: Ujjawal Roy, Ajay Panwar, Alak Pandit, Susanta Kumar Das, Bhushan Joshi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2016-06-01
Series:Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Subjects:
cerebellum
corpus callosum
magnetic resonance imaging
nitroimidazoles
toxicity
Online Access:https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/8054/19032_CE(RA1)_F(T)_PF1(SWAK)_PFA(AK)_PF2(PAG).pdf

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