Case report

https://doi.org/10.22514/SV132.112017.18

The dentist who sat on her chair and lost a leg. N2O?

GIOVANNI LANDONI orcid.org/0000-0002-8594-5980 ; IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Department of Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Milan, Italy
PASQUALE NARDELLI orcid.org/0000-0003-0407-9871

Abstract

A 35-year-old female dentist laid on her
chair to test an N2O machine, and after
only a few minutes of inhaling the N2O,
she developed acute pyramidal syndrome.
The patient started walking again eight
months later, but still suffers from lower
limb motor deficit, in spite of intensive rehabilitation.
Genetic tests later showed that
the patient had Type 3 homocystinuria.
This is the first case report of acute neurological
toxicity after brief administration
of N2O. We suggest starting vitamin B12
and folic acid supplements promptly in patients
who experience neurological symptoms
after receiving N2O.

Keywords

case report; neurological toxicity; nitrous oxide; adverse reaction; homocystinuria; dental care

Hrčak ID:

190630

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/190630

Publication date:

12.12.2017.

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