Steroid-responsive Encephalopathy as a Semblance of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in a Patient with Schizophrenia
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عنوان ژورنال: Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
سال: 2019
ISSN: 0253-7176,0975-1564
DOI: 10.4103/ijpsym.ijpsym_307_19