Laughing gas misuse a 'growing concern' as doctors diagnose 18 people with neurological disorder

Doctors at Tallaght University Hospital diagnosed 18 young people with a neurological disorder caused by inhaling nitrous oxide, or ‘laughing gas’, during a recent 20-month period.

The patients attended the hospital’s emergency department suffering from myeloneuropathy, a condition caused by damage to both the spinal cord and peripheral nerves.

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