"Neuroleptic malignant syndrome" (NMS) derives from the French ... It is a potentially fatal idiosyncratic reaction to any medication which affects the central dopaminergic system, most commonly ...

We identified 13 cases of NMS: 7 were male (53.8%) and the average age was 46.2 years (range 19.4–70.7 years) (Table 3). The most common ICD 10 diagnosis was F20 Schizophrenia, schizotypal and ...

Discontinue immediately and treat appropriately if neuroleptic malignant syndrome occurs. Seizure disorder. Bone-marrow depression. Narrow-angle glaucoma. Prostatic hypertrophy. Stenosing peptic ...