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破解惠比特犬难题:慢性一氧化二氮滥用继发脊髓神经病的不一致治疗

Cracking the Whippet: The Inconsistent Treatment of Myeloneuropathy Secondary to Chronic Nitrous Oxide Misuse.

作者信息

Crisp Rehman S

机构信息

Emergency Department, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, GBR.

出版信息

Cureus. 2024 Jan 26;16(1):e52978. doi: 10.7759/cureus.52978. eCollection 2024 Jan.

Abstract

Background The recreational abuse of nitrous oxide (NO) is becoming increasingly prevalent within the United Kingdom and across the globe. Chronic abuse can cause nerve and spinal cord damage through the functional inactivation of vitamin B12. We present six cases from a single centre in the United Kingdom between 2016 and 2020 with neurological complications from NO abuse, ranging from paraesthesia to subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord. Methodology A retrospective review of all neurology admissions to Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham (QEHB) between 2016 and 2020 was conducted to identify patients admitted with a diagnosis of neurological dysfunction (neuropathy or myelopathy) in association with chronic NO misuse. The Prescribing Information and Communication System was used to collect data on demographics, reported NO misuse, presenting symptoms, results of blood tests, nerve conduction studies and treatment regimens. All patients gave verbal consent for inclusion in the case series. Data were anonymised and analysed by the corresponding author. Results All patients were males aged between 22 and 28 years. In all cases, the patients were admitted with the abuse of NO  canisters (ranging from 20 to 500 canisters per session), presenting with a combination of sensory and motor disturbance. Clinical suspicion, in the context of a history of NO abuse, along with elevated blood concentrations of methylmalonic acid (MMA) and homocysteine, and nerve conduction studies, was the cornerstone of the diagnosis. All patients were treated with parenteral vitamin B12, though individual regimens differed, with no standardisation in the duration or frequency of treatment. All patients received intramuscular (IM) vitamin B12 injections during admission, with one patient receiving oral vitamin B12 before being switched to IM vitamin B12 injections. One patient received additional folic acid as a treatment adjunct. Prescriptions were most varied on discharge with huge discrepancies in duration and frequency of vitamin B12 replacement, ranging from no B12 replacement at all to IM injections once weekly for eight weeks.  Conclusions The variability in route, dose and duration of vitamin B12 treatment, along with the variable use of adjunctive therapy reported in the literature, highlights the current lack of consensus in managing NO neurotoxicity.

摘要

背景 一氧化二氮(NO)的娱乐性滥用在英国乃至全球正日益普遍。长期滥用可通过使维生素B12功能失活而导致神经和脊髓损伤。我们介绍了2016年至2020年间英国一个中心的6例因滥用NO导致神经并发症的病例,并发症范围从感觉异常到亚急性脊髓联合变性。方法 对2016年至2020年间伯明翰伊丽莎白女王医院(QEHB)所有神经科住院患者进行回顾性研究,以确定诊断为与慢性NO滥用相关的神经功能障碍(神经病或脊髓病)的患者。使用处方信息和通信系统收集人口统计学数据、报告的NO滥用情况、出现的症状、血液检查结果、神经传导研究和治疗方案。所有患者均口头同意纳入该病例系列。数据进行了匿名处理,由通讯作者进行分析。结果 所有患者均为年龄在22至28岁之间的男性。在所有病例中,患者因滥用NO罐(每次20至500罐)入院,表现为感觉和运动障碍的组合。在有NO滥用病史的背景下,临床怀疑以及血液中甲基丙二酸(MMA)和同型半胱氨酸浓度升高以及神经传导研究是诊断的基石。所有患者均接受了胃肠外维生素B12治疗,尽管个体治疗方案不同,治疗持续时间和频率未标准化。所有患者在住院期间接受了肌肉注射(IM)维生素B12,有1例患者在改为IM维生素B12注射前接受了口服维生素B12。1例患者接受了额外的叶酸作为治疗辅助。出院时处方差异最大,维生素B12替代治疗的持续时间和频率差异巨大,从根本不进行B12替代到每周一次IM注射共八周。结论 维生素B12治疗的途径、剂量和持续时间的变异性,以及文献中报道的辅助治疗的不同使用情况,凸显了目前在管理NO神经毒性方面缺乏共识。

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