A successful management with electroconvulsive therapy of neuroleptic malignant syndrome due to amisulpride
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Amisulpride and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but lethal complication of neuroleptics. Its incidence ranges between 0.02% and 3%. Amisulpride, a second generation neuroleptic, was associated with rhabdomyolysis in one report and NMS in 2 reports. Although the precise pathogenesis is still unclear, dopamine receptor blockade is theorized to play a central role. Conventional presentations includ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Electronic Journal of General Medicine
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2516-3507
DOI: 10.29333/ejgm/83617