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. 2018 Aug 15;2(4):369-370.
doi: 10.5811/cpcem.2018.7.38585. eCollection 2018 Nov.

Malignant Catatonia Mimics Tetanus

Ichiro Hirayama  1 , Ryota Inokuchi  1 , Takahiro Hiruma  1 , Kent Doi  1 , Naoto Morimura  1
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Malignant Catatonia Mimics Tetanus

Ichiro Hirayama et al. Clin Pract Cases Emerg Med. .
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Conflicts of Interest: By the CPC-EM article submission agreement, all authors are required to disclose all affiliations, funding sources and financial or management relationships that could be perceived as potential sources of bias. The authors disclosed none.

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Patient shows sardonic smile (arrowhead) and stiff neck with fever and coma.
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