title: Malignant Catatonia and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in Relation to Disulfiram Overdose.
abstract: Disulfiram is a widely used drug in the management of alcohol dependence syndrome as an aversive agent. Although a drug of high efficacy, it has a large number of side effects. Disulfiram-induced catatonia is a known rare side effect of the drug and herein we report a case of what appeared to be the sequential development of malignant catatonia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome in a patient with a diagnosis of alcohol dependence syndrome and co-morbid paranoid schizophrenia following disulfiram overdose. Clinicians need to be vigilant on the emergence of such rare side effects.
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: Kiran K
authors: KK
authors: Kumar
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: Swapna
authors: S
authors: Bondade
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: Fiaz Ahmed
authors: FA
authors: Sattar
authors: Department of Psychiatry, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors: Niharika
authors: N
authors: Singh
keywords: Disulfiram; malignant catatonia; neuroleptic malignat syndrome