2023
Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in a patient with nitrous oxide use and autoimmune atrophic gastritis
Gardin T, Yang A, Moeller J, Quraishi I. Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord in a patient with nitrous oxide use and autoimmune atrophic gastritis. BMJ Case Reports 2023, 16: e254727. PMID: 38035681, PMCID: PMC10689362, DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2023-254727.Peer-Reviewed Case Reports and Technical NotesConceptsAutoimmune atrophic gastritisNitrous oxide useAtrophic gastritisCombined degenerationSpinal cordRecreational nitrous oxide useSubacute combined degenerationVitamin B12 deficiencySubstance use disordersConcomitant etiologiesNeuropsychiatric manifestationsB12 deficiencyNeuropsychiatric sequelaePsychiatric comorbiditySecondary causesClinical pearlsDifferential diagnosisTimely treatmentUse disordersCommon drugsNutritional deficienciesVitamin B12Myelin sheathAlternative causesYoung adults
2008
Autosomal dominant sensory ataxia: a neuroaxonal dystrophy
Moeller JJ, Macaulay RJ, Valdmanis PN, Weston LE, Rouleau GA, Dupré N. Autosomal dominant sensory ataxia: a neuroaxonal dystrophy. Acta Neuropathologica 2008, 116: 331-336. PMID: 18347805, DOI: 10.1007/s00401-008-0362-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsal column nucleiDorsal columnsSpinal cordAxonal spheroidsNeuroaxonal dystrophyPatchy chronic inflammationSkeletal muscleCongestive heart failureThoracolumbar spinal cordCentral sensory pathwaysPeripheral nerve rootsMajor pathological processesAutosomal dominant sensory ataxiaMicroglial activationClinical patternHeart failureNeuronal lossVentral hornCerebral cortexChronic inflammationNerve rootsPathological featuresWallerian degenerationPeripheral nervesSensory ataxia