Chonnam Med J.  2019 May;55(2):118-119. 10.4068/cmj.2019.55.2.118.

Acute Cervical Myelopathy Following Laughing Gas Abuse

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurology, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, Korea. nts0022@hanmail.net
  • 2Department of Radiology, Chonnam National University Hospital and Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.

Abstract

No abstract available.


MeSH Terms

Nitrous Oxide*
Spinal Cord Diseases*
Nitrous Oxide

Figure

  • FIG. 1 Cervical MRI scan. Sagittal T2-weighted image shows focal linear hyperintensity (arrow) at the level of the C1-2 vertebral body (A). Axial T2-weighted image shows hyperintense lesions with an “inverted V sign (arrow heads)” within the dorsal column of the cervical cord (B).


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