[Neuroleptic malignant syndrome. A case report]

A psychotic received neuroleptics and lithium salts for a few days, developing a classic clinical presentation of a neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Treatment in our ICU was started with dantrolene sodium and bromocriptine p.o., associated with artificial cooling of the body and cardiac, respiratory and metabolic measures. In this way we were able to normalize the clinical conditions of the patients. The clinical description of this case allows a general review of the literature on this "rare" syndrome, starting from the anaesthesiologist point of view.