Metronidazole-induced reversible encephalopathy in a patient with facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

Clin Neuroradiol. 2013 Sep;23(3):217-9. doi: 10.1007/s00062-012-0169-7. Epub 2012 Aug 19.

Authors

Athanasios Papathanasiou, Vasiliki Zouvelou, Stavroula Kyriazi, Michael Rentzos, Ioannis Evdokimidis

PMID: 22903363
DOI: 10.1007/s00062-012-0169-7

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Anti-Bacterial Agents / adverse effects
Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
Brain Diseases / chemically induced*
Brain Diseases / diagnosis*
Brain Diseases / prevention & control
Diagnosis, Differential
Humans
Male
Metronidazole / adverse effects*
Metronidazole / therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral / chemically induced*
Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral / diagnosis*
Muscular Dystrophy, Facioscapulohumeral / prevention & control

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Metronidazole