THE NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME : REPORT OF THREE CASES

Three patients, one male and two females who developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome following exposure to depot and oral neuroleptic are presented. The patients satisfied Levenson′s criteria for diagnosis. Bromocriptine and Electro Convulsive Therapy were found effective whereas trihexyphenidyl pr...

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Autores principales: Sharma, R.C., Thakur, S., Sharma, Vijay
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications 1996
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2972414/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21584154
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Sumario:Three patients, one male and two females who developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome following exposure to depot and oral neuroleptic are presented. The patients satisfied Levenson′s criteria for diagnosis. Bromocriptine and Electro Convulsive Therapy were found effective whereas trihexyphenidyl proved unsatisfactory in the treatment. All the patients recovered completely without complications.