Subacute Combined Degeneration of the Spine: A Case Study of Delayed Diagnosis in the Emergency Department. [PDF]
CureusSubacute combined degeneration of the spine (SCDS) is a well-known disease that classically presents with progressive sensory and motor deficits and characteristic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, leading to its use as a key diagnostic tool ...
Ryan CJ, Tolby N.
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Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in a patient with nitrous oxide use and autoimmune atrophic gastritis. [PDF]
BMJ Case Rep, 2023 Nitrous oxide is among the most common drugs used by adolescents and young adults, and its neuropsychiatric sequelae are severe but reversible with timely treatment.
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Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord is a neurologic complication of vitamin B12 deficiency. It presents as a potentially reversible demyelination of the posterior and lateral columns of the cervical and dorsal spinal cord.
Brecht Van Berkel, M.D. +3 more
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Progressive Decrease in Function and Ambulation Potential: A Case of Subacute Combined Degeneration. [PDF]
CureusSubacute combined degeneration (SCD) is a reversible cause of posterior and lateral spinal cord degeneration. Prolonged vitamin B12 deficiency is a common cause of SCD as it leads to inhibition of proper myelin synthesis and reduces myelin integrity ...
Demko AW, Rustom DH.
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Nitrous oxide-induced subacute combined degeneration of the cord: diagnosis and treatment. [PDF]
Pract Neurol, 2023 Recreational use of nitrous oxide (N2O) has increased rapidly in recent years and is now the second most commonly used recreational drug among young people in the UK. There has been a corresponding rise in cases of nitrous oxide-induced subacute combined
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Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord with cerebellar lesions: A case report. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore)Rationale: Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord is a degenerative disease of the central and peripheral nervous systems caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, mainly involving the spinal cord posterior, lateral, and peripheral nerves, but rarely ...
Zhu M, Yu C, Xu Z, Zhang H, Huang H.
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Abnormal brain changes in a patient with vegetarian diet‑induced subacute combined degeneration: A case report. [PDF]
Exp Ther Med, 2023 Subacute combined degeneration (SCD) is a neurological disorder caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, prevalent in the cervical and thoracic medullas, with an insidious onset and a lack of characteristic clinical manifestations. The present study describes a
Li X, Lin H, Xiang X.
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Nitrous oxide induced subacute combined degeneration of the spine cord: A case report. [PDF]
Medicine (Baltimore)Rationale: In recent years, recreational use of inhaled nitrous oxide (N2O) is on the increase among young people, accompanied by a corresponding rise in reports about its toxicity.
Wang S, Li Z, Shi Y, Wang T, Jin W.
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Nitrous Oxide Causing Subacute Combined Degeneration: A Case Report. [PDF]
CureusThis case report describes a 31-year-old male who developed subacute combined degeneration as a result of vitamin B12 deficiency caused by recreational use of nitrous oxide ("whippets") over a six-month period.
Thomas N, Patel R, Oluwadamilola B.
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Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2011 Introduction Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord is a rare cause of demyelination of the dorsal and lateral columns of the spinal cord and is a neurological complication of vitamin B12 deficiency.
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