Khaled Saleh
Assistant Prof of Neurology, Department of Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Thamar University, Yemen
Publications
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Case Report
Metronidazole-Induced Encephalopathy: A Case Report
Author(s): Khaled Saleh*, Abdul Wahab Mutahhar and Ali Ahmed Al-Zaazaai
Metronidazole is very commonly used worldwide. Minor adverse reactions to metronidazole include nausea, mouth dryness, vomiting, and diarrhea. Neurotoxicity is rare and seen predominantly as peripheral neuropathy, dizziness, vertigo, and headache. Cerebellar toxicity is quite rare and a serious side effect of metronidazole toxicity. We are reporting a rare case of metronidazole toxicity that presented with cerebellar ataxia... Read More»

