NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME IN A TRAUMA PATIENT

Authors
BURKE C FULDA GJ CASTELLANO J
Citation
C. Burke et al., NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME IN A TRAUMA PATIENT, The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care, 39(4), 1995, pp. 796-798
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Emergency Medicine & Critical Care
Journal title
The journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
796 - 798
Database
ISI
SICI code
Abstract
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare complication of antipsychotic medications. This paper describes the case of a trauma patient who re ceived haloperidol and droperidol for severe agitation, developed neur oleptic malignant syndrome, and was treated successfully with dantrole ne sodium, and also provides a review of the literature.