Neurological disorders caused by recreational use of nitrous oxide—a retrospective study from a German metropolitan area and review of the literature
Neurological Research and Practice May 4, 2025 Asya Tshagharyan, Se-Jong You, Christian Grefkes et al.
The recreational use of nitrous oxide (N2O) has seen a worldwide rise in the recent years, resulting in an increased incidence of neurological complications due to N2O-induced functional vitamin B12 deficiency. Here, we report on a cohort of patients admitted to a tertiary care center with neurological symptoms in the context of recreational N2O use between 2020 and 2024. We screened the...