Nitrous oxide induced Sub-acute combined degeneration of spinal cord: A case report

Electromyography and Clinical Neurophysiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 225-228

  Somyreddy, K ^a   Kothari, Milind ^a  

^a PENN STATE COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Myelopathy; Nitrous oxide; Sub acute combined degeneration

Indexed keywords

AMLODIPINE; CYANOCOBALAMIN; FOLIC ACID; GABAPENTIN; HYDROCODONE; METOPROLOL; MULTIVITAMIN; NITROUS OXIDE; OLMESARTAN;

ADULT; ARM; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; BALANCE IMPAIRMENT; CASE REPORT; CERVICAL SPINAL CORD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ELECTROMYOGRAM; EPISTAXIS; EVOKED SOMATOSENSORY RESPONSE; HUMAN; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARESTHESIA; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PROPRIOCEPTION; SENSORIMOTOR NEUROPATHY; SPINAL CORD ATROPHY; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT DURATION; TRUNK;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CERVICAL VERTEBRAE; EPISTAXIS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITROUS OXIDE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SPINAL CORD DISEASES;

EID: 48349095456     PISSN: 0301150X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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