The neuroleptic malignant syndrome: A report of 14 cases from North India

Neurology India

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 166-168

  Panagariya, A ^a,b   Sharma, B ^a   Singh, R ^a   Agarwal, V ^a   Dev, A ^a  

^a SMS MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b NONE   (India)

Author keywords

Fever; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome; Neuroleptics

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; CHLORPROMAZINE; DANTROLENE; HALOPERIDOL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT; PROMETHAZINE; TRIFLUOPERAZINE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DIAPHORESIS; ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; MORTALITY; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PARKINSONISM; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34250316146     PISSN: 00283886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0028-3886.32793     Document Type: Article

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