Nitrous Oxide Abuse and Vitamin B12 Action in a 20-Year-Old Woman: A Case Report

Herein, we report a case of a 20-year-old (ethnicity not reported) woman with a history of nitrous oxide abuse and clinical symptoms consistent with spinal cord subacute combined degeneration with associated low serum concentrations of vitamin B12, elevated methylmalonic acid levels, and radiologic...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Laboratory medicine 2015-11, Vol.46 (4), p.312-315
Hauptverfasser:	Duque, Miriam Andrea, Kresak, Jesse L., Falchook, Adam, Harris, Neil S.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Demyelinating Diseases Female Humans Methylmalonic Acid - blood Nitrous Oxide - adverse effects Paresthesia Spinal Cord Diseases - drug therapy Spinal Cord Diseases - etiology Spinal Cord Diseases - physiopathology Substance-Related Disorders - complications Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis Vitamin B 12 - administration & dosage Vitamin B 12 - therapeutic use Vitamin B 12 Deficiency - blood Vitamin B 12 Deficiency - complications Vitamin B 12 Deficiency - diagnosis Young Adult
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