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Treatment of a mild form of neuroleptic malignant syndrome with oral diazepam
Author(s) -
Kontaxakis V. P.,
Christodoulou G. N.,
Markidis M. P.,
HavakiKontaxaki B. J.
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1988.tb06355.x
Subject(s) - neuroleptic malignant syndrome , diazepam , medicine , schizophrenia (object oriented programming) , anesthesia , psychiatry
A mild form of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) in a schizophrenic patient who was receiving a depot neuroleptic is described and beneficial response to oral diazepam 50 mg daily is reported.