Multiple ECT late in the course of neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
We report a 19-year-old woman who received electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) late in the course of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). She received at least two sessions with multiple ECT and had a full recovery. We suggest that multiple seizures may optimize ECT treatment in NMS.
McKinney
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Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston 29425, USA.
Kellner
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D000328:Adult; D014150:Antipsychotic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects; D004565:Electroconvulsive Therapy; D005260:Female; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D009459:Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / Q000628:therapy*
D014150:Antipsychotic Agents; D006220:Haloperidol