RHABDOMYOLYSIS DURING NEUROLEPTIC THERAPY - AN ABORTIVE NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME

We report on the case of a 24 year old female patient, who, at first d eveloped during 8 weeks of neuroleptic therapy parkinsonism and then, after improvement of psychopathology an acute rhabdomyolysis. Hyper-Ck -aemia up to 11340 U/l was observed. Laboratory parameters normalized shortly after neuroleptics had been withdrawn and no further complicat ions followed. Symptomatology is discussed with special referrence to the possibility of an abortive ma ligament neuroleptic syndrome.