IMAGES IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Metronidazole-Associated Encephalopathy

N Engl J Med. 2016 Apr 14;374(15):1465. doi: 10.1056/NEJMicm1505174.
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Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bacteremia / etiology
  • Brain Diseases / chemically induced*
  • Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects
  • Clostridium Infections / drug therapy
  • Dysarthria / chemically induced
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Gait Disorders, Neurologic / chemically induced
  • Humans
  • Liver Cirrhosis / complications
  • Liver Cirrhosis / congenital
  • Male
  • Metronidazole / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged

Substances

  • Metronidazole

Supplementary concepts

  • Cirrhosis, Cryptogenic