Case report of neuroleptic malignant syndrome associated with withdrawal from amantadine

1 June 1984

journal article
case report
Published by American Psychiatric Association Publishing in American Journal of Psychiatry

Vol. 141 (6) , 796-797
https://doi.org/10.1176/ajp.141.6.796

Abstract

Withdrawal of dopamine agonists may precipitate or exacerbate neuroleptic malignant syndrome. This case report of neuroleptic malignant syndrome following withdrawal of neuroleptics and amantadine suggests that dopamine agonists should not be discontinued in hyperpyrexic patients at risk for this syndrome.

Keywords

AMANTADINE WITHDRAWAL
EXACERBATE
DISCONTINUED
HYPERPYREXIC
REPORT OF NEUROLEPTIC
NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME

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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1983