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Parkinsonism–hyperpyrexia syndrome not related to antiparkinsonian treatment withdrawal during the 2003 summer heat wave

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  1. Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Unit Neurology Service, Institut Clinic Malaltias del Sistema Nervios Escala 8, planta 4 Hospital Clínic Universitari, University of Barcelona, Villarroel, 170, Barcelona 08036, Spain

    C. Gaig, M. J. Martí, E. Tolosa, M. J. Gómez-Choco & S. Amaro

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Gaig, C., Martí, M.J., Tolosa, E. et al. Parkinsonism–hyperpyrexia syndrome not related to antiparkinsonian treatment withdrawal during the 2003 summer heat wave. J Neurol 252, 1116–1119 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-005-0798-8

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