Metronidazole-induced encephalopathy with contrast enhancing lesions on MRI

J Neurol Sci. 2015 May 15;352(1-2):129-31. doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.03.039. Epub 2015 Mar 31.

Authors

Shogo Furukawa¹, Tatsuya Yamamoto², Atsuhiko Sugiyama¹, Kenji Ohira¹, Yuya Aotsuka¹, Kyosuke Koide¹, Kazuho Kojima¹, Satoshi Kuwabara¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
² Department of Neurology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan. Electronic address: tatsuya-yamamoto@mbc.nifty.com.

PMID: 25865108
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2015.03.039

No abstract available

Keywords: Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC); Cerebellar dentate nuclei; Corpus callosum; Cystic lesions; Gadolinium-enhanced lesions.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents / administration & dosage
Anti-Infective Agents / adverse effects*
Brain Diseases / chemically induced*
Brain Diseases / diagnosis
Brain Diseases / pathology*
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Metronidazole / administration & dosage
Metronidazole / adverse effects*
Middle Aged

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Metronidazole