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ArticleBMC neurology2024

Is ethyl chloride the new nitrous oxide? A case report.

Quentin Salardaine, Clément Desjardins, Guillaume Baille, Emmanuel Roze, Clotilde Nardin

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Article in BMC neurology, 2024. 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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5 authors.

Quentin SalardaineNeurology Department, Saint-Denis Hospital, Saint-Denis, France. quentin.salardaine@gmail.com.
Clément DesjardinsNeurology Department, Fondation Adolphe de Rothschild, Paris, France.
Guillaume BailleNeurology Department, Saint-Denis Hospital, Saint-Denis, France.
Emmanuel RozeSorbonne University, APHP-Salpêtrière Hospital, CNRS, INSERM, Paris Brain Institute, Paris, France.
Clotilde NardinNeurology Department, Saint-Denis Hospital, Saint-Denis, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundOver the last decade, there has been an emerging trend of recreational misuse of several drugs and inhaled solvent including ethyl chloride. This case report follows CARE guidelines and highlights, with supporting video, the neurological features of ethyl chloride intoxication. CASE PRESENTATION: A 48-year-old man was seen for the sudden occurrence of an unsteady gait with dizziness. His only medical history was a chronic and treated HIV infection without any complications. Clinical examination revealed a cerebellar syndrome associated with impairment of short-term memory. Biological and radiological workups were normal. After several days, the patient recalled ethyl chloride inhalation. He fully recovered after being discharged from hospital.

conclusionClinicians should recognise the clinical features and neurological manifestations of ethyl chloride intoxication due to the potential fatal cardiovascular complications of this intoxication.

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Ethyl ChlorideNitrous OxideHumansMaleMiddle AgedEthyl ChlorideNitrous OxideCase reportCerebellarEthyl chlorideIntoxicationNeurotoxicity

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