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Case Reports

. 2021 Feb;11(1):e28-e29.

doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000751.

Transient Paralysis: A Novel Expression of Kratom Toxicity in Humans

Harold A Matos-Casano¹, Sunanda Nanduri¹

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¹ Department of Internal Medicine (HAM-C), Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; and Neurology Division (SN), Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

PMID: 33968487
PMCID: PMC8101312
DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000751

Case Reports

Transient Paralysis: A Novel Expression of Kratom Toxicity in Humans

Harold A Matos-Casano et al. Neurol Clin Pract. 2021 Feb.

. 2021 Feb;11(1):e28-e29.

doi: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000751.

Authors

Harold A Matos-Casano¹, Sunanda Nanduri¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine (HAM-C), Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY; and Neurology Division (SN), Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY.

PMID: 33968487
PMCID: PMC8101312
DOI: 10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000751

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