Abstract
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is usually a serious neurologic side effect of antipsychotic therapy and characterized by fever, altered mental state, muscular rigidity, and dysautonomia. This chapter provides a contemporary account of NMS, a synthesis of a voluminous and perplexing literature on its pathobiology and management, and gives clear guidelines on the care and prognosis thereafter for patients who develop NMS.
Original language | English (US) |
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Title of host publication | Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice |
Publisher | Springer New York |
Pages | 1487-1500 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Volume | 9781461465676 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 9781461465676 |
ISBN (Print) | 1461465664, 9781461465669 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1 2014 |
Keywords
- Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- antipsychotics
- neuroleptics
- serotonin syndrome
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Medicine(all)