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Dextrometorphan in molybdenum cofactor deficiency

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Abbreviations

DM :

dextromethorphan

MCD :

molybdenum cofactor deficiency

NMDA :

N-methyl-D-aspartate

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  1. Bereich Neuropädiatrie, Universitäts-Kinderklinik Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, D-48129, Münster, Germany

    Gerhard Kurlemann & Ottfried Debus

  2. Institut für klinische Radiologie, Universität Münster, Albert-Schweitzer-Strasse 33, D-48129, Münster, Germany

    Gerhard Schuierer

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Kurlemann, G., Debus, O. & Schuierer, G. Dextrometorphan in molybdenum cofactor deficiency. Eur J Pediatr 155, 422–423 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01955280

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