ĐẶC ĐIỂM HÌNH ẢNH TỔN THƯƠNG TỦY SỐNG GÂY BỞI NGỘ ĐỘC KHÍ NITROUS OXIDE - NHÂN 2 TRƯỜNG HỢP

Nguyen Van Anh1, Pham Hong Canh1, Vu Dang Luu1, Nguyen Trung Nguyen2,
1 Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Bach Mai Hospital
2 Bach Mai Hospital Poison Control Center

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SUMMARY
Nitrous oxide gas (N2O), known as laughing gas, is widely used in medicine for the purpose of pain relief. However, nowadaysN2O are abused for recreational purposes and causes several harmful effects, especially neurological damages.
In two cases of patients with nitrous oxide toxicity, we would like to make some remarks about the characteristic features of myeloneuropathy caused by N2O abuse.

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