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Accidental intrathecal infusion of cefotiam: clinical presentation and management

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  1. University Hospital Innsbruck, Department of Neurology, Anichstrasse 35, 6020 , Innsbruck, Austria

    G. Brössner, K. Engelhardt, R. Beer, B. Pfausler & E. Schmutzhard

  2. Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases and Chemotherapy, University of Vienna, Austria

    A. Georgopoulos

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Brössner, G., Engelhardt, K., Beer, R. et al. Accidental intrathecal infusion of cefotiam: clinical presentation and management. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 60, 373–375 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-004-0787-3

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