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Parkinsonism-hyperpyrexia syndrome due to abrupt withdrawal of amantadine.
To the Editor—We read with interest “An uncommon adverse effect of levodopa withdrawal in a patient taking antipsychotic medication: neuroleptic malignant-like syndrome” by Man.1 The report was of an 84-year-old man who developed parkinsonismhyperpyrexia syndrome (PHS) due to abrupt withdrawal of levodopa. We encountered another patient in May 2009 who developed PHS due to withdrawal of amantad...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Neurología (English Edition)
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2173-5808
DOI: 10.1016/j.nrleng.2016.01.003