Nitrous Oxide-Induced Vitamin B12 Deficiency Resulting in Myelopathy
| Autor: | Talal Alkayali, Victoria Campdesuner, Yeshanew Teklie, Justin George, Derek Pierce |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
| Předmět: |
inorganic chemicals
vitamin b12 deficiency nitrous oxide business.industry General Engineering Recreational use of nitrous oxide Hematology vitamin b12 Nitrous oxide 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Euphoriant 03 medical and health sciences Myelopathy chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Neurology chemistry Anesthesia Internal Medicine medicine Vitamin B12 business Adverse effect 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.9088 |
| Popis: | Nitrous oxide, primarily used in the medical field and in the food industry, can cause symptoms of euphoria and analgesia. Recreational use of nitrous oxide is rising, as are reports of its adverse effects, including neurologic complaints secondary to an evoked vitamin B12 deficiency. We outline a case of a patient presenting with several neurologic symptoms and found to have myelopathy secondary to vitamin B12 deficiency in the presence of prolonged recreational nitrous oxide use. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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