Magnetic resonance imaging in metronidazole induced reversible encephalopathy

• Main Authors: Pradip Bhimrao Rathod (Author), Bhakti S Yeragi (Author), Abhinav A Ranwaka (Author), Nikita J Nanwani (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Metronidazole is a nitroimidazole derivative antibiotic, commonly used against protozoa and anaerobic bacteria, considered relatively safe at usual doses. Metronidazole induced encephalopathy (MIE) is a rare adverse effect at high doses, the incidence of which is unknown. Magnetic resonance imaging...