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A case of central pontine/extrapontine myelinolysis (osmotic demyelination syndrome) presenting as a catatonic syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Santosh Ramdurg ,
Prashant Goyal  and
Pratap Sharan
Santosh Ramdurg*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
Prashant Goyal
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
Pratap Sharan
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India
*
Dr Santosh Ramdurg Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi, India. Tel: +91 11 26593236; Fax: +91 11 26588663; E-mail: santoshramdurg@gmail.com
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Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 23 , Issue 2 , April 2011 , pp. 91 - 92
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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