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Catatonia: Harbinger of the Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Denise A. C. White  and
Ashley H. Robins
Denise A. C. White*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital
Ashley H. Robins
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, University of Cape Town and Groote Schuur Hospital, Observatory, Cape, South Africa 7925
*
* Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town Medical School, Observatory, Cape, South Africa 7925
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Abstract

Five consecutive cases of the NMS are presented, in all of which a catatonic state preceded the onset of the condition. Catatonia would appear to represent a highly significant risk factor for the NMS and a possible causal link between the two disorders is suggested.

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Brief Reports
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 158 , Issue 3 , March 1991 , pp. 419 - 421
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1991 

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