Putative metronidazole neurotoxicosis in a cat

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 665-669

  Olson, E J ^b   Morales, S C ^b   McVey, A S ^b   Hayden, D W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Ataxia; Brainstem; Cats; Metronidazole; Necrosis; Neurotoxicosis

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; METRONIDAZOLE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CASE REPORT; CAT; CAT DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; PATHOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRAIN STEM; CAT DISEASES; CATS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; METRONIDAZOLE;

ATAXIA;

EID: 24644520465     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 03009858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.42-5-665     Document Type: Article

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