Title of article
Clinical and MRI manifestations of nitrous oxide induced vitamin B12 deficiency: A case report.
Author/Authors
Safari، Anahid نويسنده Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Kazeroon Azad University, Kazeroon , Iran; , , Emadi، Farhad نويسنده Research Center for Traditional Medicine and History of Medicine and Department of Neurology, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , , Jamali، Elham نويسنده MSc Student in Healthcare Management, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran. , , Borhani-Haghighi، Afshin نويسنده ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2013
Pages
3
From page
111
To page
113
Abstract
A 50 year-old man was referred with history of acute ataxia and lower extremity paresthesia 10 days after general anesthesia with nitrous oxide. Cervical MRI showed long hypersignal lesion in posterior segment of the cord. Blood analysis revealed vitamin B12 deficiency. Nitrous oxide-induced myelopathy should be considered in patients who develop acute neurological manifestation after general anesthesia. It is recommended for physicians to think about symptoms and signs of B12 deficiency when evaluating patients in postoperative visits.
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Neurology
Serial Year
2013
Journal title
Iranian Journal of Neurology
Record number
2385924
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