Nitrous oxide inhalation as a cause of cervical myelopathy

Acta Neurologica Scandinavica

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 270-272

  Waters, Michael F ^a,b   Kang, G A ^a   Mazziotta, J C ^a   DeGiorgio, C M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ataxia; B12; Homocysteine; Methylmalonic acid; Myelopathy; Nitrous oxide; Sub acute combined degeneration

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SPINAL CORD DISEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ADULT; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NITROUS OXIDE; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 25144495535     PISSN: 00016314     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0404.2005.00473.x     Document Type: Review

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