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Old 02-08-2011, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by glenntaj View Post
....Rose and Mrs. D have reported about nitrous oxide depleting B12 in susceptible people and leading to neurological symptoms:
This is something I would have suspected in chronic abusers or people requiring many anesthetizations - but not from single/brief instances as I'm inferring from the links.

If this is the case, wouldn't it be so simple (and prudent) to follow up nitrous anesthetization with a B-12 shot as S.O.P.? (rhetorical)

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