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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in a trauma patient
C Burke1, G J Fulda, J Castellano
1Department of Clinical Services and Research, Medical Center of Delaware, Wilmington, USA.
The Journal of Trauma
|October 1, 1995
Abstract:
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare complication of antipsychotic medications. This paper describes the case of a trauma patient who received haloperidol and droperidol for severe agitation, developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and was treated successfully with dantrolene sodium, and also provides a review of the literature.