title: Survival of severe neuroleptic malignant syndrome in a 78-year-old man treated with dantrolene.
abstract: The authors report a case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome in a 78-year-old man. The patient presented with a lack of contact with reality, hallucinations to which he was responding incoherently, and agitation and belligerence. He showed much improvement following treatment with dantrolene and was released to a nursing home 24 days after admission.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine.
authors.forename: N B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Kimerer
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Parker
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Sholer
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Trammell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003620:Dantrolene / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009459:Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D003620:Dantrolene