Subacute Toxic Delirium Following Nitrous Oxide Abuse

Arnold B. Sterman; Patricia K. Coyle

doi:10.1001/archneur.1983.04050070076021

Subacute Toxic Delirium Following Nitrous Oxide Abuse

Arnold B. Sterman
, Patricia K. Coyle

Neurology

Stony Brook University

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Abstract

Nitrous oxide (N₂0) abuse has been associated with myeloneuropathy, but significant mental status changes rarely have been described. We treated a patient in whom a subacute delirium developed after heavy N₂0 abuse; symptoms slowly cleared over three weeks after removal of the neurotoxln.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	446-447
Number of pages	2
Journal	Archives of Neurology
Volume	40
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1001/archneur.1983.04050070076021
State	Published - Jul 1983

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