Brain and body disconnect: A retrospective case series of subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord from chronic nitrous oxide use in Perth, Western Australia.
harm reduction
inhalant abuse
neurotoxicity
nitrous oxide
poisoning
Journal
Drug and alcohol review
ISSN: 1465-3362
Titre abrégé: Drug Alcohol Rev
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 9015440
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
13 May 2024
13 May 2024
Historique:
revised:
15
04
2024
received:
06
11
2023
accepted:
17
04
2024
medline:
14
5
2024
pubmed:
14
5
2024
entrez:
13
5
2024
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
Chronic nitrous oxide (N Twenty-two patients were identified; 68% (n = 15) were male. The median age was 22.4 years (interquartile range [IQR], 20-30). Median daily number of N A case series of symptomatic chronic N
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Chronic nitrous oxide (N
CASE PRESENTATION
METHODS
Twenty-two patients were identified; 68% (n = 15) were male. The median age was 22.4 years (interquartile range [IQR], 20-30). Median daily number of N
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
A case series of symptomatic chronic N
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2024 Commonwealth of Australia and The Authors. Drug and Alcohol Review published by John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd on behalf of Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs.
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