Neuroleptic malignant syndrome due to risperidone misdiagnosed as status epilepticus

• Main Authors: Ali Ertug Arslankoylu (Author), Meryem Ozlem Kutuk (Author), Cetin Okuyaz (Author), Fevziye Toros (Author)
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• 出版: MDPI AG, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but potentially fatal disease characterized by fever, muscle rigidity, delirium and autonomic instability. Here we report a child, with NMS due to the risperidone misdiagnosed as status epilepticus. Nine year old boy, who had been under high dose risper...