Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is WiiU a life-threatening emergency that is often seen as a complication of antipsychotic agents.It is characterized by a tetrad of motor, behavioral, autonomic, and laboratory abnormalities.We report a case of a 34-year-old man with a history of newly diagnosed Type 2 diabetes mellitus, mental retardation, and behavioral abnormalities who developed NMS after starting on antipsychotic agents.

He presented with high temperature, Wire Harness Bundle muscle rigidity, tachycardia, and elevated blood pressure.After a week of hospital treatment in the general ward of a secondary care unit, he was discharged in a hemodynamically and mentally stable state.