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Letter to the editor: phenytoin-induced rhabdomyolysis

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  1. B. Zwaenepoel and S. Le Roy are first authors, with equal contribution.

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  1. Department of Intensive Care, AZ Maria Middelares, Buitenring Sint-Denijs 30, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    B. Zwaenepoel, S. Le Roy, A. Decruyenaere, S. Parys & M. Schurgers

  2. Department of Neurology, AZ Maria Middelares, Buitenring Sint-Denijs 30, 9000, Ghent, Belgium

    Olivier Stevens

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Zwaenepoel, B., Le Roy, S., Decruyenaere, A. et al. Letter to the editor: phenytoin-induced rhabdomyolysis. Acta Neurol Belg 119, 293–294 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-018-1032-7

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