Carisoprodol withdrawal syndrome resembling neuroleptic malignant syndrome: Diagnostic dilemma

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Anaesthesiology Clinical Pharmacology

سال: 2016

ISSN: 0970-9185

DOI: 10.4103/0970-9185.173346