Importance of magnetic resonance imaging brain in metronidazole-induced cerebellar ataxia- a case report

Munish Kumar; Chitra Priyadarshini

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20211382

Authors

Munish Kumar Department of Neurology, Patna Medical College, Patna, Bihar, India
Chitra Priyadarshini Department of Medicine, Patna Medical College, Patna, Bihar, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20211382

Keywords:

Metronidazole toxicity, Cerebellar ataxia, Liver abscess

Abstract

Metronidazole is an antibiotic and an antiprotozoal drug, is cost effective treatment of choice in amoebic liver abscess. Cerebellar toxicity is quite rare and serious side effect of metronidazole, which is reversible. The importance of MRI brain in this condition is the typical finding of abnormal T2 as well as FLAIR hyperintensities in dentate nuclei and splenium of corpus callosum. We present a case of liver abscess on prolong metronidazole treatment presented with acute onset cerebellar ataxia.

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