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Hydrocephalus-induced neuroleptic malignant-like syndrome with reduced dopamine transporters

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Daniel Jussen & Christian Sprung

  2. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Ralph Buchert

  3. Department of Neurology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Johann Sebastian Braun

  4. Department of Internal Medicine (Division of Neurology), College of Medicine and Health Science, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

    Johann Sebastian Braun

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Jussen, D., Sprung, C., Buchert, R. et al. Hydrocephalus-induced neuroleptic malignant-like syndrome with reduced dopamine transporters. J Neurol 260, 2182–2184 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-013-7026-8

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