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.
Drug and Alcohol Review September 1, 2024 Jessamine Soderstrom, Jodie Grigg, Owen Mcwilliam et al. 5 citations
Chronic nitrous oxide (N2O) use causes inactivation of vitamin B12, resulting in neurological and psychiatric symptoms. This case series presents all N2O-related presentations to the emergency department at Royal Perth Hospital between June 2019 and June 2021, alongside the costs of these admissions. Twenty-two patients were identified; 68% (n = 15) were male. The median age was 22.4 years...