Diagnosing subtypes of neuroleptic malignant syndrome: An introduction to the Lee-Carroll scale

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 47-48

  Carroll, Brendan T ^a,f   Lee, Joseph W Y ^b   Graham, Kevin T ^c   Thalassinos, Arthur ^d   Thomas, Christopher ^a   Kirkhart, Rob ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d New Horizons Mental Health Center   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f The Neuroscience Alliance   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Catatonia; Delirium; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome; Serotonin syndrome

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; HEGERL SCALE; HUMAN; HYNES VICKAR SCALE; LEE CARROLL SCALE; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CATATONIA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PILOT PROJECTS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME;

EID: 39749105217     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10401230701844893     Document Type: Article

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