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Metronidazole encephalopathy: Uncommon reaction to a common drug

Encephalopathy associated with metronidazole administration is an uncommon but potentially reversible disease and depends on the cumulative metronidazole dose, and most patients with this condition recover rapidly after discontinuation of therapy. We present a case as well as a review of the literat...

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Autores principales: Senthilkumaran, Subramanian, Shah, Sweni, Balamurugan, Namasivayam, Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Ponniah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4477391/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26157659
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5151.158422
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Sumario:Encephalopathy associated with metronidazole administration is an uncommon but potentially reversible disease and depends on the cumulative metronidazole dose, and most patients with this condition recover rapidly after discontinuation of therapy. We present a case as well as a review of the literature regarding this rare but serious adverse event.