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Just "nanging" around - harmful nitrous oxide use. A retrospective case series and review of internet searches, social media posts and the coroner's database.

Angela Lin ChiewE Raubenheimer JacquesBerling IngridA Buckley NicholasBecker ThereseChan BettyBrett Jonathan
Published in: Internal medicine journal (2021)
We report a case series of symptomatic chronic N2 O use, many with ongoing neurological sequelae. Furthermore, a sharp increase in internet searches to obtain N2 O cannisters was noted. Education of high-risk student groups on the long-term sequalae is important. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
Keyphrases
  • social media
  • health information
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  • quality improvement
  • adverse drug
  • emergency department
  • cerebral ischemia
  • brain injury
  • drug induced
  • blood brain barrier