Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord caused by nitrous oxide anaesthesia.
Vitamin B12 deficiency causes haematological, gastrointestinal and neurological diseases. Subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord is characterised by degeneration of the posterior and lateral columns. We report a case of SCD associated with nitrous oxide anaesthesia.
Renard
Dimitri
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Department of Neurology, CHU Nîmes, Hôpital Caremeau, Place du Pr Debré, 30029 Nîmes Cedex 4, France. dimitrirenard@hotmail.com
Dutray
Anais
A
Remy
Anouck
A
Castelnovo
Giovanni
G
Labauge
Pierre
P
D000344:Afferent Pathways / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation / Q000009:adverse effects; D015984:Causality; D018450:Disease Progression; D020234:Gait Ataxia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007049:Iatrogenic Disease / Q000517:prevention & control; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009186:Myelin Sheath / Q000378:metabolism; D009609:Nitrous Oxide / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010292:Paresthesia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D052879:Subacute Combined Degeneration / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000503:physiopathology; D014805:Vitamin B 12 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D014806:Vitamin B 12 Deficiency / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D014855:Wallerian Degeneration / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology
D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D014805:Vitamin B 12