Case Report
Cerebellar ataxia following prolonged use of metronidazole: case report and literature review

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Summary

Cerebellar toxicity is a rare adverse event in patients treated with metronidazole. Here, we present a patient who developed cerebellar toxicity accompanied by objective abnormalities on magnetic resonance imaging, and review the literature on this unusual reaction. Discontinuation of metronidazole almost always results in resolution of symptoms and structural lesions.

Keywords

Metronidazole
Cerebellar toxicity
Ataxia

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