title: Acute cardiac failure in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
abstract: We present a case of rapid onset acute cardiac failure developing as part of neuroleptic malignant syndrome in a 35-year-old woman following treatment with thioridazine and lithium. Post mortem histology of cardiac and skeletal muscle showed similar changes of focal cellular necrosis and vacuolation suggesting a common disease process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland. patsparrow@doctors.net.uk
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sparrow
authors.forename: Dermot
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Murnaghan
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kearney
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hogan
authors.forename: Mary N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Sheppard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D032342:Muscle Cells / Q000473:pathology; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000473:pathology*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*; D009336:Necrosis; D009459:Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*