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Nitrous Oxide Abuse Complications in the Emergency Department: A Case Report

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Case Presentation: This report describes a case of acute severe myelopathy attributed to nitrous oxide abuse in a 30-year-old patient presenting with gait instability. Background and Clinical Significance: It depicts the challenges of early recognition in a primary care setting, and highlights through an individual patient-centered experience the profound social impacts of nitrous oxide abuse. Discussion and Conclusions: This case underscores the need for structured diagnostic approaches, interdisciplinary care, and further research to optimize treatment protocols and prevention strategies to warn nitrous oxide-related complications. Finally, this case quotes both key clinical and paraclinical screening indicators to facilitate case identification in emergency and primary care settings.

Source: Reports — Medical Cases Images and Videos

DOI: 10.3390/reports8030179

Authors: Antonio Benjamin Lembo, Birgit Andrea Gartner, Matthieu Genoud

Institution: University Hospital of Geneva

Language: English

Topic: Medical Case Reports and Studies

Subfield: Surgery

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,689