Neuroleptic malignant syndrome related to a switch to perospirone and anticholinergic withdrawal

Am J Psychiatry. 2006 Mar;163(3):547-8. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.163.3.547-b.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cholinergic Antagonists / adverse effects*
  • Cholinergic Antagonists / therapeutic use
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Indoles / adverse effects*
  • Indoles / therapeutic use
  • Isoindoles
  • Male
  • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome / etiology*
  • Schizophrenia, Paranoid / drug therapy
  • Schizophrenia, Paranoid / psychology
  • Substance Withdrawal Syndrome / etiology*
  • Thiazoles / adverse effects*
  • Thiazoles / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Antipsychotic Agents
  • Cholinergic Antagonists
  • Indoles
  • Isoindoles
  • Thiazoles
  • perospirone