Citation

Hanseree P, Tulczynska JM. British Journal of Medical Practitioners 2013; 6(3).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013)

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Abstract

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a life-threatening neurologic disorder associated with the use of neuroleptic agents. NMS typically characterized by a distinctive clinical syndrome of mental status change, muscle rigidity, fever, and autonomic instability. Atypical cases may present without muscle rigidity and/or hyperthermia. Association of infection in atypical case can make the diagnosis challenging. We describe a case of NMS in a patient who presented with acute onset of altered mental status complicated with aspiration pneumonia.

Language: en

Keywords

adult; human; mental health; female; case report; schizophrenia; social support; suicide attempt; comorbidity; article; mental disease; neuroleptic agent; tachycardia; drowsiness; haloperidol; seizure; trazodone; olanzapine; drug megadose; computer assisted tomography; fever; anamnesis; topiramate; self medication; creatine kinase; clonazepam; antibiotic agent; aspiration pneumonia; bromocriptine; Infection; Pneumonia; thorax radiography; treatment response; benzatropine; respiratory tract intubation; neuroleptic malignant syndrome; dantrolene; tachypnea; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome; trihexyphenidyl; creatine kinase blood level; Complication; vancomycin; piperacillin plus tazobactam; lung infiltrate; methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; Atypical presentation; staphylococcal pneumonia