title: Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord caused by nitrous oxide anaesthesia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, CHU Nîmes, Hôpital Caremeau, Place du Pr Debré, 30029 Nîmes Cedex 4, France. dimitrirenard@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Dimitri
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Renard
authors.forename: Anais
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dutray
authors.forename: Anouck
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Remy
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Castelnovo
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Labauge
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D018685:Anesthetics, Inhalation; D009609:Nitrous Oxide; D014805:Vitamin B 12