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Recurrent neuroleptic malignant syndrome in a man with mild mental handicap
Author(s) -
BAMBRICK M.,
WILSON D.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1992.tb00537.x
Subject(s) - neuroleptic malignant syndrome , mental handicap , psychiatry , pediatrics , medicine , psychology
. A case of recurrent neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) occuring in a 29‐year‐old man with mild mental handicap and a superadded psychotic disorder is described. The case illustrates a number of unusual features such as recurrent episodes and resolution with administration of intravenous Procyclidine. The possibility of NMS occuring in people with mental handicap, who have a high level of neuroleptic drug prescription, must be borne in mind.