Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in a Patient with Tongue Cancer: A Report of a Rare Case

• Main Authors: Osamu Baba (Author), Kenji Yamagata (Author), Yasushi Tomidokoro (Author), Akira Tamaoka (Author), Hiroyuki Itoh (Author), Toru Yanagawa (Author), Kojiro Onizawa (Author), Hiroki Bukawa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but life-threatening complication of neuroleptic drugs, which are used widely in head and neck cancer (HANC) patients who develop delirium. Methods and Results. Postoperative delirium in a 39-year-old man with tongue cancer was treated with...