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A case of central pontine/extrapontine myelinolysis (osmotic demyelination syndrome) presenting as a catatonic syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Santosh Ramdurg*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
Prashant Goyal
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
Pratap Sharan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
*
Dr Santosh Ramdurg Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India. Tel: +91 11 26593236; Fax: +91 11 26588663; E-mail: [email protected]

Abstract

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Comment & Critique
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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