title: Subacute toxic delirium following nitrous oxide abuse.
abstract: Nitrous oxide (N2O) abuse has been associated with myeloneuropathy, but significant mental status changes rarely have been described. We treated a patient in whom a subacute delirium developed after heavy N2O abuse; symptoms slowly cleared over three weeks after removal of the neurotoxin.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D003693:Delirium / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis
chemical_list: D009609:Nitrous Oxide