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. 1991 Mar:158:419-21.
doi: 10.1192/bjp.158.3.419.

Catatonia: harbinger of the neuroleptic malignant syndrome

D A White  1 , A H Robins
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Catatonia: harbinger of the neuroleptic malignant syndrome

D A White et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Mar.

Abstract

Five consecutive cases of the NMS are presented, in all of which a catatonic state preceded the onset of the condition. Catatonia would appear to represent a highly significant risk factor for the NMS and a possible causal link between the two disorders is suggested.

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  • Catatonia and NMS.
    Tan TK, Ong SH. Tan TK, et al. Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Jun;158:858-9. Br J Psychiatry. 1991. PMID: 1678667 No abstract available.
  • Catatonia and NMS.
    Shah AK. Shah AK. Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Jul;159:165. doi: 10.1192/bjp.159.1.165. Br J Psychiatry. 1991. PMID: 1888973 No abstract available.

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