Title: [A cocaine-induced variant of the neuroleptic malignant syndrome. A case study].
Abstract: In this article we discuss the case of a patient with schizophrenia who presented with the clinical symptoms ofcoma, fever and rigidity. Initially it was suspected that the patient had a neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Closer inspection revealed that the patient had recently used cocaine. It is known that cocaine can cause a variant of the neuroleptic malignant syndrome. The patient was treated with dantrolene sodium and bromocriptine in the Intensive Care Unit and made a complete recovery within four days.
Publication Year: 2006
Publication Date: 2006-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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