Mariette Anto, Rajesh Shankar Iyer, Adarsh Manuel, Akarsh Jayachandran, Rosmy Jose, Nisha John, Puja Shyam, Anjitha Thankachan, Santhosh George Thomas, Biji Bahuleyan
Background: Ceftriaxone is a commonly used antibiotic in a wide range of local and systemic infections. Encephalopathy is a rare complication of ceftriaxone, often seen in older adults and those with renal insufficiency. Case Description: A 73-year-old lady with prior history of hypertension and dyslipidemia presented with the complaints of slurred speech, gait imbalance, nocturnal vomiting, and progressively worsening headache. A magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed two intracerebral lesions involving the right frontal and temporal lobes, suggestive of multicentric glioma...
2022: Surgical Neurology International