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Case report: Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord due to nitrous oxide abuse

BACKGROUND: Nitrous oxide (N(2)O) is an increasingly popular recreational drug. N(2)O irreversibly disturbs the metabolism of vitamin B(12), resulting in a functional deficiency. Vitamin B(12) is vital for myelin synthesis and its deficiency primarily produces neurological complications. Inhaling N(...

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Autores principales: Wu, Huijuan, Huang, Huiqing, Xu, Liaoyang, Ji, Niu, Zhou, Xinyu, Xie, Kang
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9909337/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36779053
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2023.1099077