Abstract
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is being increasingly recognized as a potential complication of neuroleptic therapy. Similar hyperthermic episodes have also been described in other settings of adrupt cessation of dopaminergic stimulation such as levodopa withdrawal. We report a fatal NMS‐like episode occurring as a complication of an “off” period in a patient with Parkinson's disease.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 338-341 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Movement Disorders |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1989 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Malignant hyperthermia
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Neurology
- Clinical Neurology