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ArticleJournal of neurology2024

Neurological complications of excessive recreational nitrous oxide use: a case series based on a text mining algorithm.

B J Ruijter, M J de Mooij, J E Bruijnes, W P J van Oosterhout, V I H Kwa

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Article in Journal of neurology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7citing papers in PubMed
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Psychosis Related to Nitrous Oxide Misuse: A Case Series and Systematic Review.Clinical psychopharmacology and neuroscience : the official scientific journal of the Korean College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

B J RuijterDepartment of Neurology, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands. b.j.ruijter@olvg.nl.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4390-8938
M J de MooijDepartment of Neurology, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2604-9764
J E BruijnesDepartment of Neurology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0002-1392
W P J van OosterhoutDepartment of Neurology, Zaans Medical Centre, Zaandam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1050-2322
V I H KwaDepartment of Neurology, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0942-6206
OLVG · NLMaastricht University Medical Centre · NLZaans Medisch Centrum · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe recreational use of nitrous oxide (N

methodsIn this retrospective three-centre study, we used a text mining algorithm to search for patients who used N

resultsWe identified 251 patients. The median duration of N

conclusionsIn this case series of excessive N

Indexed as

Brain DiseasesPolyneuropathiesSpinal Cord DiseasesVitamin B 12 DeficiencyHomocysteineHumansMethylmalonic AcidNitrous OxideRetrospective StudiesVitamin B 12HomocysteineMethylmalonic AcidNitrous OxideVitamin B 12MyelopathyNitrous oxidePolyneuropathyVitamin B12 deficiency

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PMID37914912
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