Nitrous oxide and vitamin B12 in sickle cell disease: Not a laughing situation

Nitrous oxide and vitamin B12 in sickle cell disease: Not a laughing situation

Nitrous oxide (N2O) is widely used as an anesthetic or an analgesic. N2O prolonged and recurrent administration is known to affect vitamin B12 metabolism with subsequent clinical consequences. We report herein the case of a 13-year-old girl with sickle cell disease exhibiting severe neurological and...

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Main Authors: Camille Desprairies, Apolline Imbard, Bérengère Koehl, Mathie Lorrot, Jean Gaschignard, Julie Sommet, Samia Pichard, Laurent Holvoet, Albert Faye, Malika Benkerrou, Jean-François Benoist, Manuel Schiff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports
Subjects:
Nitrous oxide
Vitamin B12
Sickle cell disease
Hyperhomocysteinemia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214426920300252

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