A rare case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome presenting with serious hyperthermia treated with a non-invasive cooling device: a case report

INTRODUCTION: A rare side effect of antipsychotic medication is neuroleptic malignant syndrome, mainly characterized by hyperthermia, altered mental state, haemodynamic dysregulation, elevated serum creatine kinase and rigor. There may be multi-organ dysfunction including renal and hepatic failure a...

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Autores principales: Storm, Christian, Gebker, Rolf, Krüger, Anne, Nibbe, Lutz, Schefold, Joerg C, Martens, Frank, Hasper, Dietrich
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Case report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830098
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-6170

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2726532/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19830098
http://dx.doi.org/10.4076/1752-1947-3-6170

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