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Camptocormia and myalgia as the revealing symptoms of a drug-induced myopathy related to chronic orlistat intake: a case report

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  1. Département de Neurologie, Hôpital Roger Salengro, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Université de Lille 2, 1 Rue Emile Laine, 59037, Lille Cedex, France

    Frédéric London & Céline Tard

  2. Département de Neurologie, Université catholique de Louvain, CHU UCL Namur, 1 Avenue Docteur G. Thérasse, B5530, Yvoir, Belgium

    Frédéric London

  3. Service de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation, Hôpital Swynghedauw, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire, Université de Lille 2, 59037, Lille Cedex, France

    André Thévenon

  4. Centre de Référence Des Maladies Rares, Maladies Neuromusculaires de Lille, Lille Cedex, France

    André Thévenon, Fançois Cassim & Céline Tard

  5. Centre de Réadaptation Fonctionnelle Les Hautois, Place de la 4ème République, 62590, Oignies, France

    Camille Levisse

  6. Service de Neurophysiologie Clinique, Hôpital Roger Salengro, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Lille, Université de Lille 2, 1 Rue Emile Laine, 59037, Lille Cedex, France

    Fançois Cassim

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London, F., Thévenon, A., Levisse, C. et al. Camptocormia and myalgia as the revealing symptoms of a drug-induced myopathy related to chronic orlistat intake: a case report. Acta Neurol Belg 118, 115–118 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13760-017-0768-9

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