title: [A woman with reversible encephalopathy].
abstract: A 72-year-old woman who recently had been treated with metronidazole presented with subacute dysarthria, gait ataxia and encephalopathy with severe anxiety. Head MRI showed symmetrical T2-hyperintensities. Under suspicion of a metronidazole-induced encephalopathy, metronidazole was stopped immediately. The patient recovered completely and follow-up MRI showed complete resolution of T2-hyperintensities.
authors.affiliation: Radboudumc, Nijmegen.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Boot
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Hanny
authors.forename: F J A
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Meijer
authors.forename: J J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van Eijk
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008795:Metronidazole / Q000009:adverse effects*
chemical_list: D008795:Metronidazole