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    Azhar Supariwala, Gunjan Kant & Raymonde E. Jean

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Supariwala, A., Kant, G. & Jean, R.E. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome with metoclopramide overdose coexisting with Clostridium difficile diarrhea. Intensive Care Med 37, 1706–1708 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00134-011-2250-0

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