Subacute progressive encephalopathy is a rare complication of metronidazole treatment
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1
,
2
]. Previous reports have shown characteristic findings on brain magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI), but detailed serial findings have rarely been described. We herein
report a patient with metronidazole-induced encephalopathy who initially showed gadolinium-enhanced
lesions in the corpus callosum, typical for the disorder. However, follow-up MRI revealed
prominent cystic changes in the bilateral white matter and corpus callosum.Keywords
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Publication history
Published online: March 30, 2015
Accepted:
March 23,
2015
Received in revised form:
February 25,
2015
Received:
December 27,
2014
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