Treatment of a mild form of neuroleptic malignant syndrome with oral diazepam.
A mild form of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) in a schizophrenic patient who was receiving a depot neuroleptic is described and beneficial response to oral diazepam 50 mg daily is reported.
Kontaxakis
V P
VP
Department of Psychiatry, Athens University Medical School, Eginition Hospital, Greece.
Christodoulou
G N
GN
Markidis
M P
MP
Havaki-Kontaxaki
B J
BJ
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005476:Fluphenazine / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D008297:Male; D009459:Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012563:Schizophrenia, Paranoid / Q000188:drug therapy*
C011825:fluphenazine depot; D003975:Diazepam; D005476:Fluphenazine