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Delirium After Gabapentin Withdrawal. Case Report

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 September 2014

Roberto Di Fabio ,
Cecilia D’Agostino ,
Giulio Baldi  and
Francesco Pierelli
Roberto Di Fabio
Affiliation:
University of Rome, Latina, Italy
Cecilia D’Agostino
Affiliation:
University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Giulio Baldi
Affiliation:
University of Rome, Rome, Italy
Francesco Pierelli
Affiliation:
Pozzilli (IS), Italy
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 40 , Issue 1 , January 2013 , pp. 126 - 127
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2013

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