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Case Report

Vision Threatening Raised Intracranial Pressure Associated with Recreational Nitrous Oxide Use

Aimee Goela Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7381-4801View further author information
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Pavan S. Khatkarb Medical School, Imperial College London, London, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0009-0005-4930-5504View further author information
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Jenny L. Hepschkec Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8106-5217View further author information
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Athanasios Zisakisa Department of Neurosurgery, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9365-3902View further author information
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Susan P. Mollanc Birmingham Neuro-Ophthalmology, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK;d Translational Brain Science, Institute of Metabolism and Systems Research, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Received 31 Oct 2023, Accepted 22 Dec 2023, Published online: 26 Jan 2024

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