Title:
Cerebellar dysfunction in an elderly male after a brief course of metronidazole

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dc.contributor.authorUpinder Kaur
dc.contributor.authorIshan Kumar
dc.contributor.authorAnup Singh
dc.contributor.authorMukesh Kumar
dc.contributor.authorSankha Shubhra Chakrabarti
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-07T09:10:14Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.description.abstractBackground: Metronidazole, a widely used antibacterial and antiprotozoal drug, is often the drug of choice in amoebic liver abscess. The drug, otherwise safe, can cause serious central nervous disturbances in rare circumstances. Case Report: Here, we report a case of cerebellar dysfunction in the form of slurring of speech and episodes of falls, in an elderly male following a three-week course of metronidazole therapy. Results and Conclusion: The patient manifested classic radiologic features of metronidazole neurotoxicity. Marked improvement in clinical symptoms was seen following drug discontinuation. © 2019, Bentham Science Publishers B.V.. All rights reserved.
dc.identifier.doi10.2174/1574886314666190206154735
dc.identifier.issn15748863
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2174/1574886314666190206154735
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.bhu.ac.in/bhuir/handle/123456789/34634
dc.publisherBentham Science Publishers B.V.
dc.subjectAmoebiasis
dc.subjectCSF
dc.subjectNeurotoxicity
dc.subjectNitro imidazole
dc.subjectPharmacogenetics
dc.subjectPharmacovigilance
dc.titleCerebellar dysfunction in an elderly male after a brief course of metronidazole
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dspace.entity.typeArticle

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