Acute basagran (TM) poisoning mimicking neuroleptic malignant syndrome

A 27-year-old robust man, without any medical and surgical history, attempt ed to commit suicide by consumption of 300 cc (44.1%, 132.3 g) basagran(TM) , a readily available herbicide. This poisoning resulted in vomiting, fever , sweating, pipe-like muscle rigidity, sinus tachycardia, drowsiness, leuko cytosis, rhabdomyolysis and hepatorenal damage. Emperical treatment with bromocriptine was temporally associated with resol ution of above signs and symptoms. His clinical presentations and the effec t of bromocriptine may be indicative that basagran(TM) poisoning mimicks ne uroleptic malignant syndrome.