Rapid symptom control in neuroleptic malignant syndrome with electroconvulsive therapy: A case report

IntroductionNeuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), thought to arise through dopamine antagonism, is life-threatening. While prompt diagnosis of NMS is critical, it may be obscured by other diagnoses, such as malignant catatonia, with overlapping, life-threatening symptoms. Initiation of dopamine-bloc...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Psychiatry
Main Authors:	Lauren Katzell, Emily Beydler, Amílcar Silva dos Santos, Richa Vijayvargiya, Brent R. Carr
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Subjects:	electroconvulsive therapy neuroleptic malignant syndrome catatonia amantadine case reports schizoaffective disorder
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1143407/full