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Myelopathy Secondary to Vitamin B12 Deficiency Induced by Nitrous Oxide Abuse
Nitrous oxide (N(2)O), a colorless gas known to have abuse potential, can induce vitamin B12 deficiency that eventually leads to peripheral neuropathy, central nervous demyelination, and myelopathy. N(2)O abuse has rarely caused subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord despite being reporte...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8580124/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34786239 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.18644 |