Acute psychotic and vitamin B12 deficiency in patient with nitrous oxide misuse: A case report.
SAGE open medical case reports 2024 Hasnaoui Mohammed, Echater Sara, Oneib Bouchra
Nitrous oxide, also called nitrous monoxide, or nitrous oxide, is a colorless and odorless gas, without toxicological effect, but it can be asphyxiating at high concentration, its misuse is increasing especially among young people. Chronic use of N2O may cause psychiatric complications, including depression, hypomania, and paranoid psychosis with visual and auditory hallucinations. We present a...