Case Report June 10, 2021

A Rapidly Reversed Case of Symptoms Consistent With Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Mohan Gautam, DO, MS; Derek Stodolak, MD, JD; Bassem Krayem, MD

Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2021;23(3):20l02720

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