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. 1991 Nov;54(11):1018–1019. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.54.11.1018-a

Suxamethonium is contraindicated in the Guillain-Barré syndrome.

M Reilly, M Hutchinson
PMCID: PMC1014636  PMID: 1800653

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