Malignant catatonia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome in relation to disulfiram overdose

Disulfiram is a widely used drug in the management of alcohol dependence syndrome as an aversive agent. Although a drug of high efficacy, it has a large number of side effects. Disulfiram-induced catatonia is a known rare side effect of the drug and herein we report a case of what appeared to be the...

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Main Authors: Kiran K Kumar, Swapna Bondade, Fiaz Ahmed Sattar, Niharika Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.ijpm.info/article.asp?issn=0253-7176;year=2016;volume=38;issue=4;spage=344;epage=347;aulast=Kumar