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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: an easily overlooked neurologic emergency

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Published in 2017 at "Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment"

DOI: 10.2147/ndt.s118438

Abstract: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is an unpredictable iatrogenic neurologic emergency condition, mainly arising as an idiosyncratic reaction to antipsychotic agent use. It is characterized by distinctive clinical features including a change in mental status, generalized rigidity,… read more here.

Keywords: neuroleptic malignant; malignant syndrome; syndrome easily; neurologic emergency ... See more keywords