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ArticleJournal of general and family medicine2017

Metronidazole-induced encephalopathy associated with treatment for liver abscesses.

Yurika Hanji, Yosuke Sasaki, Yosuke Matsumoto, Tadashi Maeda, Yoshihisa Urita

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Article in Journal of general and family medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Yurika HanjiDepartment of General Medicine and Emergency Care Toho University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Yosuke SasakiDepartment of General Medicine and Emergency Care Toho University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Yosuke MatsumotoDepartment of General Medicine and Emergency Care Toho University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Tadashi MaedaDepartment of General Medicine and Emergency Care Toho University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Yoshihisa UritaDepartment of General Medicine and Emergency Care Toho University School of Medicine Tokyo Japan.
Toho University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Metronidazole-induced encephalopathy (MIE) is a rare condition in Japan. We report the case of a patient with MIE who presented with abducens paralysis and ataxia without underlying risk factors. A history of metronidazole (MNZ) administration and rapid improvement after MNZ discontinuation are important in making this diagnosis, and characteristic findings of magnetic resonance imaging support the diagnosis. MIE is expected to become common in Japan as the use of MNZ increases because of expanded insurance coverage. Therefore, MIE needs to be recognized as a differential diagnosis of the central nervous symptoms in patients taking MNZ.

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abducens paralysisataxiadentate nucleusencephalopathymetronidazolethe splenium of the corpus callosum

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PMID29264038
PMCPMC5689422
OpenAlexW2606839017

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