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. 2021 May:43:272-273.
doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.046. Epub 2020 Jun 27.

A diagnostic confusion between Serotonin syndrome and Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Sanjay Prakash  1
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A diagnostic confusion between Serotonin syndrome and Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Sanjay Prakash. Am J Emerg Med. 2021 May.
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