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Recreational nitrous oxide abuse causing B12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: A case report
The recreational use of nitrous oxide (N(2)O) is a growing public health concern. Increasing numbers of young individuals are presenting to accident emergency departments complaining of adverse neurological symptoms as a result of N(2)O induced vitamin B12 deficiency. Despite its increasing populari...
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2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7842470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33532431 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1630_20 |
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author | Razaq, Jazeb Qureshi, Saffan |
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description | The recreational use of nitrous oxide (N(2)O) is a growing public health concern. Increasing numbers of young individuals are presenting to accident emergency departments complaining of adverse neurological symptoms as a result of N(2)O induced vitamin B12 deficiency. Despite its increasing popularity, many are still not aware of its devastating potential to cause a myriad of severe longstanding neurological impairment. Herein we present a case that highlights the effects of N(2)O abuse and the best way to investigate and manage such patients. |
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spelling | pubmed-78424702021-02-01 Recreational nitrous oxide abuse causing B12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: A case report Razaq, Jazeb Qureshi, Saffan J Family Med Prim Care Case Report The recreational use of nitrous oxide (N(2)O) is a growing public health concern. Increasing numbers of young individuals are presenting to accident emergency departments complaining of adverse neurological symptoms as a result of N(2)O induced vitamin B12 deficiency. Despite its increasing popularity, many are still not aware of its devastating potential to cause a myriad of severe longstanding neurological impairment. Herein we present a case that highlights the effects of N(2)O abuse and the best way to investigate and manage such patients. Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2020-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC7842470/ /pubmed/33532431 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1630_20 Text en Copyright: © 2020 Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0 This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms. |
spellingShingle | Case Report Razaq, Jazeb Qureshi, Saffan Recreational nitrous oxide abuse causing B12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: A case report |
title | Recreational nitrous oxide abuse causing B12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: A case report |
title_full | Recreational nitrous oxide abuse causing B12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: A case report |
title_fullStr | Recreational nitrous oxide abuse causing B12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: A case report |
title_full_unstemmed | Recreational nitrous oxide abuse causing B12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: A case report |
title_short | Recreational nitrous oxide abuse causing B12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: A case report |
title_sort | recreational nitrous oxide abuse causing b12 deficiency with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord: a case report |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7842470/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33532431 http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1630_20 |
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