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Neuroleptic malignant sydrome is "potentially fatal syndrome associated primarily with the use of neuroleptic agents (see antipsychotic agents) which are in turn associated with dopaminergic receptor blockade in the basal ganglia and hypothalamus, and sympathetic dysregulation. Clinical features include diffuse muscle rigidity; tremor; high fever; diaphoresis; labile blood pressure; cognitive dysfunction; and autonomic disturbances. Serum CPK level elevation and a leukocytosis may also be present."[1][2][3]
References
- ↑ Anonymous (2024), Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.
- ↑ Ropper, Allan H.; Adams, Raymond Delacy; Victor, Maurice (1997). Principles of Neurology. New York: McGraw-Hill, Health Professions Division, 1199. ISBN 0-07-067439-6.
- ↑ Pelonero AL, Levenson JL, Pandurangi AK (1998). "Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: a review". Psychiatr Serv 49 (9): 1163-72. PMID 9735957. [e]