DSM-IV & DSM-IV-TR: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS)
A medication-induced movement disorder, this potentially fatal syndrome associated with neuroleptic drugs used in the treatment of mental disorders is characterized by severe muscle rigidity, fever, sweating, hypertension, and delirium sometimes progressing to coma.
Reprinted with permission from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision. Copyright 2000 American Psychiatric Association
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Books and Other
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- Addonizio, Gerard & Susman, Virginia L. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome - A Clinical Approach Hardcover 1991
- Lazarus, Arthur, et al The Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome and Related Conditions (Clinical Practice, No 6) Hardcover 1989 -"This book provides new insights on this often misdiagnosed and sometimes fatal complication of antipsychotic drug therapy."