Tag: neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Letter to the Editor: Beware of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in COVID-19 Pandemic
Dear Editor: I read with great interest the recent article by Buttar et al1 detailing fatal consequences of the chronic neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) from the United States. The authors prescribed the challenges of treating psychiatric patients with the possibility of NMS. They also indicated that ethnic groups concerning metabolic enzyme polymorphisms for antipsychotics, such […]
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: Can Be an Unrecognized Chronic Fatal Disease
by Kulwant Buttar, MD; Eileen Trigoboff, RN, DNS; and Jeffery J Grace, MD Dr. Buttar is with the Buffalo Psychiatric Center in Buffalo New York. Dr. Trigoboff is with the School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and the School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the State University of New York at Buffalo, and in […]
A Look at Genetic Linkage between Clozapine-induced Agranulocytosis, Malignant Hyperthermia, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Statin-induced Myopathy
by Nitin Pothen, MD; Shveta Kansal, MD; Theodor Rais, MD; Stacy Doumas, MD; and Ramon Solhkhah, MD Dr. Pothen and Dr. Kansal are with Ocean Medical Center, Hackensack Meridian Health in Brick, New Jersey. Dr. Rias is with Firelands Regional Health System-Sandusky in Sandusky, Ohio, and Mercy Health-St. Vincent Medical Center in Toledo, Ohio. Dr. […]
Atypical Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Precipitated By Clozapine And Quetiapine Overdose: A Diagnostic Challenge
By David Choon Liang Teo, MBBS, MRC Psych (UK), FAMS (Psychiatry); Hon Khuan Wong, MBBS; Sheng Neng Tan, MBBS, MMED (Psychiatry), FAMS (Psychiatry) Drs. Teo, Wong and Tan are with the Department of Psychological Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The authors report no conflicts of interest […]
The Problem of Atypical Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome: A Case Report
by Brendan T. Carroll, MD, and Susan A. Surber, Pharm.d Dr. Carroll is Associate Professor of Psychiatry (Volunteer), University of Cincinnati, College of Medicine, and Chief, Psychiatry Service, MHCL, Chillicothe VAMC, Chillicothe, OH; Dr. Surber is of the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
