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International Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Medicine
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Case Report

Dexamethasone-induced catatonia in a patient with multiple myeloma

Sylvie VanstechelmanDepartment of Psychiatry, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Anna VantilborghDepartment of Hematology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Gilbert LemmensDepartment of Psychiatry, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Pages 438-440 | Published online: 28 Apr 2016

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