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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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Autores principales: Strauss, Joshua, Qadri, Syed F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 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

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