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  • Title: Neuroleptic Malignant syndrome (NMS): a rare presentation induced by an antiemetic - case report.
    Author: Kashyap GL, Patel AG.
    Journal: Psychiatr Danub; 2011 Sep; 23 Suppl 1():S43-5. PubMed ID: 21894101.
    Abstract:
    Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome is one of the life threatening complications of antipsychotic psychotropic medication. We here report a case of a 39 years old male who has had a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia since the age of 18. He had been on antipsychotic therapy since then. He was stable on a combination of antipsychotics. He had mild hyper-salivation for a long time but was not very concerned about it. He requested and was prescribed Hyoscine Hydrobromide 300 mcg BD for hyper-salivation. There was no other medication change. After 5 days of starting Kwells, the patient presented with Neuroleptic Malignant syndrome. One has to watch for NMS while starting Hyoscine Hydrbromide for someone on antispychotics.
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