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. 1989 Dec;52(12):1450–1451. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.52.12.1450

Norpethidine induced myoclonus in a patient with renal failure.

D C Reutens, E G Stewart-Wynne
PMCID: PMC1031622  PMID: 2614458

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