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- Title
Malignant Catatonia and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in Relation to Disulfiram Overdose.
- Authors
Kumar, Kiran K.; Bondade, Swapna; Sattar, Fiaz Ahmed; Singh, Niharika
- Abstract
Disulfiram is a widely used drug in the management of alcohol dependence syndrome as an aversive agent. Although a drug of high efficacy, it has a large number of side effects. Disulfiram-induced catatonia is a known rare side effect of the drug and herein we report a case of what appeared to be the sequential development of malignant catatonia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome in a patient with a diagnosis of alcohol dependence syndrome and co-morbid paranoid schizophrenia following disulfiram overdose. Clinicians need to be vigilant on the emergence of such rare side effects.
- Subjects
CATATONIA; DISULFIRAM; ENZYME inhibitors; ALCOHOL deterrents; DIETHYLDITHIOCARBAMATE
- Publication
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2016, Vol 38, Issue 4, p344
- ISSN
0253-7176
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0253-7176.185944