Fever, tachycardia, and hypertension with acute catatonic schizophrenia

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Fever, tachycardia and hypertension developed concurrently with the administration of thiothixene during an acute episode of agitation in a case of catatonic schizophrenia. No cause for the fever or hyperkinetic state was found, and the syndrome resolved spontaneously 1 wk after antipsychotic drug therapy was halted. This case appears to be an example of acute lethal catatonia or the neuroleptic malignant syndrome, both of which may be due to disturbances of dopamine function within the CNS. Such cases are rare, but may be dramatic in their presentation. Antipsychotic drugs must be withheld during the duration of the disorder.

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