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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a life threatening, although rare neurological disorder most often caused by an adverse reaction to neuroleptic or antipsychotic drugs. It generally presents w...
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Mr. Thorp had developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), a rare but potentially life-threatening side effect of antipsychotic medications.1 Besides elevated temperature, Mr. Thorp had other signsautonomic dysfunction (which includes hypertension, tachycardia, urinary incontinence, and diaphoresis) and muscular...
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NMSIS is a resource for initiatives surrounding Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) and other heat-related disorders including Serotonin Syndrome, Hyperthermia, Malignant Catatonia, Heatstroke and More . ... Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States...
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a serious, potentially fatal complication of neuroleptic drug ther- apy first described in 1960 by Delay et al.1 ...
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NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME OR NMS ... Electromyography may show widespread fasciculations (ref: Anderson SA, Weinschenk K: Peripheranl neuropathy as a component of the neuroleptic malignant syndrome: Am J Med 1987 Jan: 82 (1): 169-70) and muscle biopsy is shows diffuse increase in fibres with internal nuclei - see...
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Symptoms of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... Misdiagnosis of Medication Causes of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... NMS, supersensitivity syndrome...
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