Reversible inferior colliculus lesion in metronidazole-induced encephalopathy: Magnetic resonance findings on diffusion-weighted and fluid attenuated inversion recovery imaging

Journal of Computer Assisted Tomography

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 305-308

  Lee, Seong Soo ^a   Cha, Sang Hoon ^a   Lee, Seung Young ^a   Song, Chang June ^b  

^a Chungbuk National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION IN LIQUIDS; NEURODEGENERATIVE DISEASES; SURFACE DIFFUSION;

APPARENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT MAPS; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; FLUID-ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERIES; FLUID-ATTENUATED INVERSION RECOVERY IMAGING; FOLLOW UP; HIGH SIGNALS; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; METRONIDAZOLE; SIGNAL INTENSITIES;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING;

METRONIDAZOLE; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ABDOMINAL ABSCESS; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN ABSCESS; BRAIN TOXICITY; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFUSION WEIGHTED IMAGING; DYSARTHRIA; DYSMETRIA; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; HUMAN; HYPESTHESIA; IMAGE ANALYSIS; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; INFERIOR COLLICULUS; LIVER ABSCESS; LUNG ABSCESS; MALE; PARESTHESIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SKIN ULCER; ATAXIA; BRAIN EDEMA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERTIGO;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRAIN EDEMA; DIFFUSION MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; DYSARTHRIA; FEMALE; GAIT ATAXIA; HUMANS; INFERIOR COLLICULI; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; REMISSION, SPONTANEOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERTIGO;

EID: 64749092608     PISSN: 03638715     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RCT.0b013e31817e6f58     Document Type: Article

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