Neuroleptic malignant syndrome due to risperidone misdiagnosed as status epilepticus
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but potentially fatal disease characterized by fever, muscle rigidity, delirium and autonomic instability. Here we report a child, with NMS due to the risperidone misdiagnosed as status epilepticus. Nine year old boy, who had been under high dose risper...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2011-06-01
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| Series: | Pediatric Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/2638 |