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Survival from coma induced by an intentional 36-g overdose of extended-release quetiapine

Annalisa CapuanoDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “Leonardo Donatelli,” Regional Center of Pharmacosurveillance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, ItalyCorrespondence[email protected]
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Simona RuggieroDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “Leonardo Donatelli,” Regional Center of Pharmacosurveillance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Francesco VestiniDepartment of Public, Clinical and Preventive Medicine, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Benedetta IannielloDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “Leonardo Donatelli,” Regional Center of Pharmacosurveillance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Concetta RafanielloDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “Leonardo Donatelli,” Regional Center of Pharmacosurveillance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Francesco RossiDepartment of Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology “Leonardo Donatelli,” Regional Center of Pharmacosurveillance and Pharmacoepidemiology, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Armida MucciDepartment of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy
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Pages 475-477 | Received 15 Nov 2010, Accepted 02 Feb 2011, Published online: 19 Jul 2011

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