Neurotoxicity of nitrous oxide: Multimodal evoked potentials in an abuser

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 67-71

  Lin, Chia Yi ^a,b   Guo, Wan Yuo ^a,b   Chen, Shih Pin ^a,b   Chen, Jen Tse ^a,b,c   Kao, Ker Pei ^a,b   Wu, Zin An ^a,b   Liao, Kwong Kum ^a,b  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CERVICAL SPINE; DISTAL PARESTHESIA; ECG ABNORMALITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ERYTHROBLAST; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; EVOKED VISUAL RESPONSE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LATENT PERIOD; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROTOXICITY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; POLYNEUROPATHY; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION; VITAMIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADULT; ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; EVOKED POTENTIALS, SOMATOSENSORY; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; NERVE DEGENERATION; NITROUS OXIDE; POLYNEUROPATHIES; SPINAL CORD; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 33847075542     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650600795792     Document Type: Article

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