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Malignant neuroleptic syndrome following deep brain stimulation surgery: a case report

BACKGROUND: The neuroleptic malignant syndrome is an uncommon but dangerous complication characterized by hyperthermia, autonomic dysfunction, altered mental state, hemodynamic dysregulation, elevated serum creatine kinase, and rigor. It is most often caused by an adverse reaction to anti-psychotic...

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Autores principales: Themistocleous, Marios S, Boviatsis, Efstathios J, Stavrinou, Lampis C, Stathis, Pantelis, Sakas, Damianos E
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3143102/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21714889
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-5-255