Case Report September 29, 2022

Confusion, Rigidity, and Elevated Creatine Phosphokinase: Atypical Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Possibly Associated With Clozapine and Sodium Valproate Use

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Prim Care Companion CNS Disord 2022;24(5):21cr03116

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