The problem of atypical neuroleptic malignant syndrome: A case report

Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 45-57

  Carroll, Brendan T ^a,b   Surber, Susan A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antipsychotics; Catatonia; CPK; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome; NMS; Serotonin syndrome

Indexed keywords

ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENT; CREATINE KINASE; DONEPEZIL; ISONIAZID; LORAZEPAM; QUETIAPINE; SIMVASTATIN; VALPROATE SEMISODIUM;

AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CASE REPORT; CATATONIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEMENTIA; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; EVENING DOSAGE; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MORNING DOSAGE; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 77649198876     PISSN: 15505952     EISSN: 15555194     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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