Frequency and presentation of neuroleptic malignant syndrome: a prospective study



	Full Text (PDF)
	Alert me when this article is cited
	Alert me if a correction is posted



	Email this article to a Colleague
	Similar articles in this journal
	Similar articles in PubMed
	Alert me to new issues of the journal
	Add to My Articles & Searches
	Download to citation manager



	Citing Articles via HighWire
	Citing Articles via Google Scholar



	Articles by Keck, P. E.
	Articles by McElroy, S. L.
	Search for Related Content



	PubMed Citation
	Articles by Keck, P. E., Jr
	Articles by McElroy, S. L.

Am J Psychiatry 1987; 144:1344-1346
Copyright © 1987 by American Psychiatric Association

REGULAR ARTICLES

Frequency and presentation of neuroleptic malignant syndrome: a prospective study

PE Keck Jr, HG Pope Jr and SL McElroy
Epidemiology Laboratory, McLean Hospital, Belmont, MA 02178.

In an 18-month prospective assessment of 679 hospitalized, neuroleptic- treated patients, the authors, using previously defined operational criteria, diagnosed neuroleptic malignant syndrome in six cases (0.9%). This supports their earlier finding that the syndrome appeared in about 1% of neuroleptic-treated patients.

This article has been cited by other articles:

I. Kleinman and D. Schachter
Obtaining Informed Consent of Patients at Risk of Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
Psychiatr Serv, September 1, 2000; 51(9): 1182 - 1183.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Get information about faster international access.