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Metronidazole-Associated Encephalopathy

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2016

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A 58-year-old man with cryptogenic cirrhosis was admitted to the ICU with confusion after a fall. He had been taking metronidazole for C. difficile infection. MRI of the brain showed a fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) signal in the dentate nuclei of the cerebellum.