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Case Report

Serotonin syndrome after electroconvulsive therapy for refractory depression

Ramsey HerringtonDepartment of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
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Roz BidadDepartment of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USA
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Eike BlohmDepartment of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Vermont Medical Center, Burlington, VT, USACorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 66-68 | Received 02 Jun 2018, Accepted 13 Aug 2018, Published online: 06 Sep 2018

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