Metronidazole-Induced Encephalopathy in Chronic Diarrhoea
Haridas, A.; Trivedi, T.H.; Moulick, N.D.; Joshi, A.R.
Journal of the Association of Physicians of India 63(6): 77-79
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-5772 PMID: 26710409 Document Number: 681653
Metronidazole-induced encephalopathy (MIE) is a rare cause of drug-induced toxic encephalopathy. We report the clinical and neuroimaging findings of a patient with chronic diarrhoea who developed metronidazole-induced encephalopathy. After the drug was discontinued there was complete reversal of the condition.
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