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Drug Induced Parkinsonian Syndrome in a Case of Tranquillizer Poisoning

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

F. J. Lichtigfeld*
Affiliation:
Whipps Cross Hospital

Extract

Extra-pyramidal reactions following on the administration of the major tranquillizers have been frequently reported on (May and Voegele, 1956; Druckman, Seelinger and Thulin, 1962; Freyhan, 1957).

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Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1964 

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