Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: A review of the clinical/diagnostic features and report of a case without fever
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is an uncommon but potentially fatal idiosyncratic reaction characterized by the development of altered consciousness, hyperthermia, autonomic dysfunction, and muscular rigidity on exposure to antipsychotic (or some other psychotropic) medications. It is a medica...
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Language: | English |
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Makhdoomi Printers
2017-01-01
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Series: | Global Journal of Medicine and Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://gjmedph.com/uploads/CR-Vo6No1.pdf |