Journal of the Indian Society of Toxicology
  • Year: 2021
  • Volume: 17
  • Issue: 1

Subacute combined degeneration of spinal cord due to chronic nitrous oxide abuse

Speciality Registrar — Emergency Medicine, The Princess Alexandra hospitals NHS trust, HarlowCM201QX, United Kingdom

*Corresponding author: Speciality Registrar—Emergency medicine, The Princess Alexandra Hospitals NHS Trust, HarlowCM201QX, United Kingdom Email: noordeen.sathakathulla@nhs.net, noordeen7@gmail.com.

Abstract

Subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord is a known clinical manifestation of vitamin B12 deficiency. We present a case of a young patient with undifferentiated neurological symptoms secondary to a rare complication of chronic N2O cannister (laughing gas) usage for recreational purposes resulting in subacute combined degeneration (SCD) of the spinal cord.

Keywords

Nitrous oxide, Inhalant abuse, Sub-acute combined degeneration