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ArticleCureus2023

Recognizing Ethyl Chloride Neurotoxicity: Inhalant Abuse Hidden in Plain Sight.

Robert Young, Cody Carter, Serge Cardinali, Zeryab Khan, Katelyn Bennett, Amy Jarosz, Jeffery Sobecki, Rupali Sharma, Ryan Martin

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Robert YoungGraduate Medical Education, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Cody CarterGraduate Medical Education, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Serge CardinaliGraduate Medical Education, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Zeryab KhanGraduate Medical Education, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Katelyn BennettGraduate Medical Education, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Amy JaroszNeurology, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Jeffery SobeckiGraduate Medical Education, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Rupali SharmaGraduate Medical Education, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA.
Ryan MartinGraduate Medical Education, OhioHealth Doctors Hospital, Columbus, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ethyl chloride is a common topical anesthetic. However, when abused as an inhalant, effects can range from headaches and dizziness to debilitating neurotoxicity requiring intubation. While previous case reports describe the short-term reversible neurotoxicity of ethyl chloride, ours show chronic morbidity and mortality outcome. During the initial evaluation, it is essential to consider the rising trend of commercially available inhalants being used as recreational drugs. We present a case of a middle-aged man presenting with subacute neurotoxicity due to repeated abuse of ethyl chloride.

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ataxiaethyl chloridehydrocarbon toxicityinhalant abuseneurotoxicity

Identifiers

PMID37214062
PMCPMC10195209

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