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. 2009:2009:bcr05.2009.1841.
doi: 10.1136/bcr.05.2009.1841. Epub 2009 Aug 28.

Reversible iatrogenic subacute cerebellar syndrome, myoclonus and MRI findings following metronidazole administration

Henda Foreid  1 , Miguel Coelho, Joaquim Ferreira, José M Ferro
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Reversible iatrogenic subacute cerebellar syndrome, myoclonus and MRI findings following metronidazole administration

Henda Foreid et al. BMJ Case Rep. 2009.
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Brain MRI showing bilateral T2/FLAIR hyperintensity of dentate nuclei.
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MRI showing normalisation at 3 months.
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