Nitrous Oxide Toxicity with Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Deficiency

Authors

  • J Gordon Millichap Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15844/pedneurbriefs-17-7-7

Keywords:

Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Deficiency, Nitrous Oxide Anesthesias, Infantile Fibrosarcoma

Abstract

The neurological deterioration and death of a child with methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR) deficiency following anesthetization with nitrous oxide are reported from the University of Wisconsin Medical School, Madison, WI, and McGill University, Montreal.

Published

2003-07-01

Issue

Section

Degenerative Diseases