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Case Reports

. 2016 Jun 15:365:31-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.03.043. Epub 2016 Mar 28.

Metronidazole-induced combined peripheral and central vestibulopathy

Sun-Uk Lee¹, Il-Eok Jung², Hyo-Jung Kim³, Ji-Soo Kim⁴

Affiliations

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¹ Department of Neurology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea.
² Department of Neurology, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, South Korea.
³ Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Kyungdong University, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea. Electronic address: jisookim@snu.ac.kr.

PMID: 27206869
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.03.043

Case Reports

Metronidazole-induced combined peripheral and central vestibulopathy

Sun-Uk Lee et al. J Neurol Sci. 2016.

. 2016 Jun 15:365:31-3.

doi: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.03.043. Epub 2016 Mar 28.

Authors

Sun-Uk Lee¹, Il-Eok Jung², Hyo-Jung Kim³, Ji-Soo Kim⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Ajou University School of Medicine, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea.
² Department of Neurology, Korea University College of Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Ansan, South Korea.
³ Department of Biomedical Laboratory Science, Kyungdong University, Goseong-gun, Gangwon-do, South Korea.
⁴ Department of Neurology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, South Korea. Electronic address: jisookim@snu.ac.kr.

PMID: 27206869
DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2016.03.043

No abstract available

Keywords: Metronidazole; Nystagmus; Vertigo; Vestibulopathy.

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