From Medical Analgesic to Recreational Use: A Rare Case of Acute Myelitis Caused by Laughing Gas Abuse

Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, which is originally intended to be used in various industries as well as for legitimate medical purposes, has unfortunately come to be used recreationally. However, it is crucial to recognize that the seemingly innocent recreational use of nitrous oxide...

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Autores principales: H. Moussa, Aicha, Mohamed, Walid, Zidouh, Saad
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10372704/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37519576
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41018
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description Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, which is originally intended to be used in various industries as well as for legitimate medical purposes, has unfortunately come to be used recreationally. However, it is crucial to recognize that the seemingly innocent recreational use of nitrous oxide can have serious repercussions on one's health. When consumed in excessive quantities and for prolonged periods, this substance can lead to serious adverse effects. In this article, we shed light on the abuse potential of the substance by discussing a distressing case of a young nitrous oxide user who developed severe myelitis.
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spelling pubmed-103727042023-07-28 From Medical Analgesic to Recreational Use: A Rare Case of Acute Myelitis Caused by Laughing Gas Abuse H. Moussa, Aicha Mohamed, Walid Zidouh, Saad Cureus Emergency Medicine Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, which is originally intended to be used in various industries as well as for legitimate medical purposes, has unfortunately come to be used recreationally. However, it is crucial to recognize that the seemingly innocent recreational use of nitrous oxide can have serious repercussions on one's health. When consumed in excessive quantities and for prolonged periods, this substance can lead to serious adverse effects. In this article, we shed light on the abuse potential of the substance by discussing a distressing case of a young nitrous oxide user who developed severe myelitis. Cureus 2023-06-27 /pmc/articles/PMC10372704/ /pubmed/37519576 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41018 Text en Copyright © 2023, H. Moussa et al. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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H. Moussa, Aicha
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From Medical Analgesic to Recreational Use: A Rare Case of Acute Myelitis Caused by Laughing Gas Abuse
title From Medical Analgesic to Recreational Use: A Rare Case of Acute Myelitis Caused by Laughing Gas Abuse
title_full From Medical Analgesic to Recreational Use: A Rare Case of Acute Myelitis Caused by Laughing Gas Abuse
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title_full_unstemmed From Medical Analgesic to Recreational Use: A Rare Case of Acute Myelitis Caused by Laughing Gas Abuse
title_short From Medical Analgesic to Recreational Use: A Rare Case of Acute Myelitis Caused by Laughing Gas Abuse
title_sort from medical analgesic to recreational use: a rare case of acute myelitis caused by laughing gas abuse
topic Emergency Medicine
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10372704/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.41018
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