title: A case of nonneuroleptic malignant syndrome.
abstract: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a diagnosis that has been reported with increasing frequency in recent years. We report the case of a patient who was not treated with a neuroleptic but in whom a syndrome identical to neuroleptic malignant syndrome developed. The case highlights the overuse of and the confusion about the diagnosis of the syndrome.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D002389:Catatonia / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009459:Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D014150:Antipsychotic Agents