Successful use of clozapine in a patient with a history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Abstract
Reinstitution of antipsychotic medication is problematic in patients with a history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). In this case, a patient with a history of probable neuroleptic malignant syndrome caused by administration, as single agents, of haloperidol, molindone, and lithium was later treated successfully with the novel antipsychotic clozapine. The propensity of various antipsychotic agents to cause NMS is discussed.
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