The role of external heat load in triggering the neuroleptic malignant syndrome
- 1 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry
- Vol. 145 (1) , 110-111
- https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.145.1.110
Abstract
During a heat wave three patients developed neuroleptic malignant syndrome. The role of heat load in triggering this syndrome and possible mechanisms behind such a role are discussed. Data concerning the season of occurrence of neuroleptic malignant syndrome are reported.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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