Typical neuroleptic malignant syndrome presented in patient on maintenance quetiapine.
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is an acute, life-threatening medical complication caused by antipsychotics. It is commonly seen with typical antipsychotics and very rare with atypicals. Cases have been reported with quetiapine also, but this case is of special interest because it occurred in patient who was stable on maintenance quetiapine 200 mg/day for last 5 years.
Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Sir Takhtsinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
Chintan Madhusudan
CM
Raval
Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Sir Takhtsinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
Deepak Sachidanand
DS
Tiwari
Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Sir Takhtsinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
Bharat Navinchandra
BN
Panchal
Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College and Sir Takhtsinhji General Hospital, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, India.
Ashok Ukabhai
AU
Vala
Antipsychotics; neuroleptic malignant syndrome; quetiapine