Case reports an unrecognised case of withdrawal neuroleptic malignant syndrome: A case report

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 298-300

  Ball, Hadrian ^a   De Waal, Hugo ^b   Craig, Ken ^c  

^a Forensic Psychiatrist   (United Kingdom)

^b Old Age Psychiatry

^c NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; FATALITY; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ADULT; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; CEREBRAL HEMORRHAGE; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 73249149247     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.49.4.298     Document Type: Article

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