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ArticleBMJ case reports2023

Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in a patient with nitrous oxide use and autoimmune atrophic gastritis.

Tova Michal Gardin, Annie Yang, Jeremy J Moeller, Imran H Quraishi

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tova Michal GardinNeurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA tova.gardin@yale.edu.
Annie YangNeurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Jeremy J MoellerNeurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.
Imran H QuraishiNeurology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2859-7446
Yale University · US

Funding

Yale Clinical and Translational Science Award (U Component)UL1TR001863 · NCATS · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI John H. Krystal, LUCILA OHNO-MACHADO · 2016 to 2026
$102.9M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR001863
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Nitrous oxide is among the most common drugs used by adolescents and young adults, and its neuropsychiatric sequelae are severe but reversible with timely treatment. The causal mechanism relates to impaired metabolism of vitamin B12, which is necessary for the development and maintenance of the myelin sheath. Individuals most susceptible to neuropsychiatric manifestations are those with a secondary cause of vitamin B12 deficiency, including nutritional deficiency and impaired absorption, or an alternative cause of impaired metaboclism. We describe the case of a man in his thirties who developed subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord and polyneuropathy in the setting of recreational nitrous oxide use and autoimmune atrophic gastritis. Our case highlights clinical pearls for diagnosis and treatment, differential diagnosis, common concomitant aetiologies and the importance of screening for substance use disorder and psychiatric comorbidities.

Indexed as

GastritisGastritis, AtrophicSubacute Combined DegenerationVitamin B 12 DeficiencyAdultAtrophyHumansMaleNitrous OxideSpinal CordVitamin B 12Nitrous OxideVitamin B 12NeurologyNeuromuscular diseasePsychiatry (drugs and medicines)Spinal cord

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PMID38035681
PMCPMC10689362
OpenAlexW4389178539

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