Nitrous oxide myelopathy in an abuser of whipped cream bulbs

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 73-75

  Butzkueven, Helmut ^a   King, John O ^b  

^a ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Anaesthetic toxicity; Myelopathic disorders; Nitrous oxide toxicity; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; ENZYME; FOLINIC ACID; METHIONINE; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROTOXICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIODIAGNOSIS; SAFETY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE;

EID: 0034285179     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/jocn.1998.0149     Document Type: Article

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