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Published on: February 18, 2016
[A cocaine-induced variant of the neuroleptic malignant syndrome. A case study]
1Paaz van het TweeSteden ziekenhuis, Tilburg. martijn.smidt@vanadoo.nl
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.
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