Reversible nitrous oxide-induced myeloneuropathy with pernicious anemia: Case report and literature review

Muscle and Nerve

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 125-129

  Singer, Mike A ^a   Lazaridis, Christos ^b   Nations, Sharon P ^a   Wolfe, Gil I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cobalamin; Deficiency; Nitrous oxide; Pernicious anemia; Vitamin B12

Indexed keywords

CYANOCOBALAMIN; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ANESTHESIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CYANOCOBALAMIN DEFICIENCY; DENTAL ANESTHESIA; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NERVE CONDUCTION; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPATHY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PERNICIOUS ANEMIA; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTATION; WEAKNESS;

ADULT; ANEMIA, PERNICIOUS; ANESTHETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; NERVE FIBERS, MYELINATED; NITRIC OXIDE; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL CORD DISEASES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY;

EID: 37749009584     PISSN: 0148639X     EISSN: 10974598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mus.20840     Document Type: Article

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