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Case Reports
. 2017 Oct;7(5):439-441.
doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000304.

Chronic diphenhydramine abuse and withdrawal: A diagnostic challenge

Jagroop S Saran  1 , Richard L Barbano  1 , Rachel Schult  1 , Timothy J Wiegand  1 , Olga Selioutski  1
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Case Reports

Chronic diphenhydramine abuse and withdrawal: A diagnostic challenge

Jagroop S Saran et al. Neurol Clin Pract. 2017 Oct.
No abstract available

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