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Case Reports
. 1991;45(10):461-2.
doi: 10.1016/0753-3322(91)90048-x.

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome induced by metoclopramide

A Donnet  1 , J R Harle, J C Dumont, A Alif Cherif
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Case Reports

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome induced by metoclopramide

A Donnet et al. Biomed Pharmacother. 1991.

Abstract

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) associated with metoclopramide is rare. NMS probably results from neuroleptic-induced dopamine receptor blockade. We describe a case and have found only seven reports of metoclopramide-induced NMS in the literature.

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