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‘Pseudo-paraplegia': a chronic psychotic sequela of organophosphate exposure in schizophrenia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 June 2014

Ting-Gang Chang ,
Wen-Yu Hsu ,
Yen-Kuang Yang  and
Jui-Ting Liu
Ting-Gang Chang
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Lu-Tung Branch of Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan Department of Psychiatry, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan
Wen-Yu Hsu
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Lu-Tung Branch of Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan Department of Psychiatry, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan
Yen-Kuang Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, National Cheng Kung University and Hospital, Taiwan
Jui-Ting Liu*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, Lu-Tung Branch of Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan Department of Psychiatry, Changhua Christian Hospital, Taiwan
*
Jui-Ting Liu, MD Department of Psychiatry, Lu-Tung Branch of Changhua Christian Hospital, 888 Lu-Tung Road, Lu-Kang Town, Changhua County, Taiwan. Tel: +886 4 7789595 (ext. 1583); Fax: +886 4 7769780; E-mail: 400815@cch.org.tw
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Acta Neuropsychiatrica , Volume 23 , Issue 5 , October 2011 , pp. 257 - 258
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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