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- Title
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (or malignant extrapyramidal autonomic syndrome): Time to revisit diagnostic criteria and terminology?
- Authors
Menon, Vikas; Thamizh, Jaiganesh Selvapandian; Rajkumar, Ravi Philip; Selvakumar, Nivedhitha
- Abstract
The article reflects on the diagnostic criteria and terminology concerned with the neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). Topics discussed include standard diagnostic criteria mention elevated temperature as a core diagnostic criteria of NMS; mentions need to re-conceptualize NMS as a spectrum of clinical manifestations; and reported cases of NMS implicating antipsychotics as the offending agent.
- Subjects
ANTIPSYCHOTIC agents; NEUROLEPTIC malignant syndrome; TERMS &; phrases; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 2017, Vol 51, Issue 1, p102
- ISSN
0004-8674
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0004867416664592