RESOLUTION OF SYMPTOMS IN NMS : A CASE REPORT

Although neuroleptic malignant syndrome manifests consistently with hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic instability, heterogeneity exists in the onset, course, laboratory findings, response to treatment and pattern of resolution. Comorbid physical conditions tend to c...

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Autores principales: Das, Arunava, Gandhibabu, R., Alexander, P.J.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1997
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2967104/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21584066
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description Although neuroleptic malignant syndrome manifests consistently with hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic instability, heterogeneity exists in the onset, course, laboratory findings, response to treatment and pattern of resolution. Comorbid physical conditions tend to confuse the picture. We report a case of NMS with one such presentation.Although neuroleptic malignant syndrome manifests consistently with hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic instability, heterogeneity exists in the onset, course, laboratory findings, response to treatment and pattern of resolution. Comorbid physical conditions tend to confuse the picture. We report a case of NMS with one such presentation.
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spelling pubmed-29671042011-05-16 RESOLUTION OF SYMPTOMS IN NMS : A CASE REPORT Das, Arunava Gandhibabu, R. Alexander, P.J. Indian J Psychiatry Case Report Although neuroleptic malignant syndrome manifests consistently with hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic instability, heterogeneity exists in the onset, course, laboratory findings, response to treatment and pattern of resolution. Comorbid physical conditions tend to confuse the picture. We report a case of NMS with one such presentation.Although neuroleptic malignant syndrome manifests consistently with hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, altered mental status, and autonomic instability, heterogeneity exists in the onset, course, laboratory findings, response to treatment and pattern of resolution. Comorbid physical conditions tend to confuse the picture. We report a case of NMS with one such presentation. Medknow Publications 1997 /pmc/articles/PMC2967104/ /pubmed/21584066 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Psychiatry http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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RESOLUTION OF SYMPTOMS IN NMS : A CASE REPORT
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title_full RESOLUTION OF SYMPTOMS IN NMS : A CASE REPORT
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title_short RESOLUTION OF SYMPTOMS IN NMS : A CASE REPORT
title_sort resolution of symptoms in nms : a case report
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21584066
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