Knee buckling (negative myoclonus) associated with clozapine: Is there a dose threshold?

Samir Kumar PraharajDepartment of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, IndiaCorrespondence[email protected]

Nishanth VemannaDepartment of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India

Podila Satya Venkata Narasimha SharmaDepartment of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India

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