Rapid symptom control in neuroleptic malignant syndrome with electroconvulsive therapy: A case report

Rapid symptom control in neuroleptic malignant syndrome with electroconvulsive therapy: A case report

IntroductionNeuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), thought to arise through dopamine antagonism, is life-threatening. While prompt diagnosis of NMS is critical, it may be obscured by other diagnoses, such as malignant catatonia, with overlapping, life-threatening symptoms. Initiation of dopamine-bloc...

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Main Authors: Lauren Katzell, Emily Beydler, Amílcar Silva dos Santos, Richa Vijayvargiya, Brent R. Carr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychiatry
Subjects:
electroconvulsive therapy
neuroleptic malignant syndrome
catatonia
amantadine
case reports
schizoaffective disorder
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1143407/full

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