MRI of Metronidazole-Induced Encephalopathy

We report the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of metronidazole-induced encephalopathy in a 58-year-old man who was treated with metronidazole for hepatic encephalopathy. MRI is likely to be helpful in confirming the diagnosis of metronidazole toxicity in clinically suspected cases.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mulcahy, Hyojeong, Chaddha, Shashi K.B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2015
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Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4897422/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27303564
http://dx.doi.org/10.2484/rcr.v3i4.239
Descripción
Sumario:We report the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings of metronidazole-induced encephalopathy in a 58-year-old man who was treated with metronidazole for hepatic encephalopathy. MRI is likely to be helpful in confirming the diagnosis of metronidazole toxicity in clinically suspected cases.

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