Reversible metronidazole-induced cerebellar toxicity in a multiple transplant recipient

Journal of the Neurological Sciences

Volumn 285, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 238-240

  Graves, Tracey D ^a   Condon, Marie ^a   Loucaidou, Marina ^a   Perry, Richard J ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ataxia; Dentate nucleus; Metronidazole

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; DOXYCYCLINE; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER; NYSTATIN; PREDNISOLONE; TACROLIMUS; VALGANCICLOVIR;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLUM; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DENTATE NUCLEUS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; KLEBSIELLA INFECTION; MALE; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION; PERIPHERAL NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOCYTOPENIA;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; ATAXIA; BRAIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METRONIDAZOLE; MIDDLE AGED; PANCREAS TRANSPLANTATION;

EID: 69549119983     PISSN: 0022510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2009.06.011     Document Type: Article

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