An 82-year-old man with ataxia and dysarthria

Given this patient's medication exposure and MRI findings, the leading diagnosis is (c) toxic encephalopathy secondary to metronidazole, also known as metronidazole-induced encephalopathy. The most common imaging finding of metronidazole-induced encephalopathy is symmetric hyperintensity on T2-...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2016-12, Vol.188 (17-18), p.1251-1254
Hauptverfasser:	Vivas, Lilian L Y, Gold, Wayne L, Mandell, Daniel M, Wu, Peter E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged, 80 and over Anti-Infective Agents - adverse effects Articulation disorders Ataxia Ataxia - etiology Brain - diagnostic imaging Cardiovascular disease Care and treatment Case studies Cerebellar Nuclei - diagnostic imaging Dementia Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications Diabetic Foot - complications Diabetic Foot - drug therapy Diagnosis Drug dosages Dysarthria - etiology Electromyography Family medical history Humans Magnetic Resonance Imaging Male Medical imaging Metabolites Metronidazole - adverse effects Multiple sclerosis Neurotoxicity Syndromes - diagnosis Neurotoxicity Syndromes - etiology Neurotoxicity Syndromes - physiopathology NMR Nuclear magnetic resonance Occupational therapy Patients Peripheral Arterial Disease - complications Practice Systematic review Tomography, X-Ray Computed Ulcers
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