A Case of Metronidazole‐Induced Encephalopathy: Can Encephalopathy be Distinguished From Delirium Like Symptoms?
ABSTRACT Although the treatment strategies differ significantly, metronidazole‐induced encephalopathy and delirium manifest with similar clinical symptoms. Therefore, the potential risk of encephalopathy should be considered when treating patients with delirium.
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| author | Maho Tanaka Yasushi Kojima Takahiro Nishimura Satoshi Numazawa Kenji Momo |
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| description | ABSTRACT Although the treatment strategies differ significantly, metronidazole‐induced encephalopathy and delirium manifest with similar clinical symptoms. Therefore, the potential risk of encephalopathy should be considered when treating patients with delirium. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-0fe14c9c05ab4d079591cd277334c5f42025-08-26T03:44:20ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-09-01139n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70800A Case of Metronidazole‐Induced Encephalopathy: Can Encephalopathy be Distinguished From Delirium Like Symptoms?Maho Tanaka0Yasushi Kojima1Takahiro Nishimura2Satoshi Numazawa3Kenji Momo4Department of Pharmacy National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanDepartment of Gastroenterology National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo Toyama JapanDepartment of Pharmacy National Center for Global Health and Medicine Tokyo JapanDepartment of Toxicology Showa Medical University Graduate School of Pharmacy Tokyo JapanDivision of Clinical Research, Department of Hospital Pharmaceutics, School of Pharmacy Showa Medical University Tokyo JapanABSTRACT Although the treatment strategies differ significantly, metronidazole‐induced encephalopathy and delirium manifest with similar clinical symptoms. Therefore, the potential risk of encephalopathy should be considered when treating patients with delirium.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70800antibioticsdeliriumencephalopathymetronidazole |
| spellingShingle | Maho Tanaka Yasushi Kojima Takahiro Nishimura Satoshi Numazawa Kenji Momo A Case of Metronidazole‐Induced Encephalopathy: Can Encephalopathy be Distinguished From Delirium Like Symptoms? Clinical Case Reports antibiotics delirium encephalopathy metronidazole |
| title | A Case of Metronidazole‐Induced Encephalopathy: Can Encephalopathy be Distinguished From Delirium Like Symptoms? |
| title_full | A Case of Metronidazole‐Induced Encephalopathy: Can Encephalopathy be Distinguished From Delirium Like Symptoms? |
| title_fullStr | A Case of Metronidazole‐Induced Encephalopathy: Can Encephalopathy be Distinguished From Delirium Like Symptoms? |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Case of Metronidazole‐Induced Encephalopathy: Can Encephalopathy be Distinguished From Delirium Like Symptoms? |
| title_short | A Case of Metronidazole‐Induced Encephalopathy: Can Encephalopathy be Distinguished From Delirium Like Symptoms? |
| title_sort | case of metronidazole induced encephalopathy can encephalopathy be distinguished from delirium like symptoms |
| topic | antibiotics delirium encephalopathy metronidazole |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70800 |
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