Clinical reasoning: a 20-year-old woman with coma and quadriplegia  

作　　者：Shao-wei Zheng Hong-hong Pei Long-fei Pan 

机构地区：[1]Department of Emergency Medicine,the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University,Xi'an 710004,China

出　　处：《World Journal of Emergency Medicine》2023年第2期169-170,共2页世界急诊医学杂志（英文）

摘　　要：Dear editor,Subacute combined degeneration(SCD) of the spinal cord, which is mainly caused by vitamin B12 deficiency, reveals damage in posterior and lateral columns and peripheral nerves. The CNS and cranial nerves are rarely involved except in children.[1,2]Spinal cord MRI abnormal long T1 and T2 signs in the posterior funiculus has specificity for the diagnosis.[3]There have been many case reports about SCD induced by nitrous oxide anaesthesia or entertainment.

关 键 词：NERVES VITAMIN SPECIFICITY 

分 类 号：R744.6[医药卫生—神经病学与精神病学]