A retrospective analysis of cases with neuroleptic malignant syndrome and an evaluation of risk factors for mortality

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Şahin A., Cicek M., Cekic O. G., Günaydın M., Sağlam Aykut D., Tatlı Ö., ...Daha Fazla

TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, cilt.17, sa.4, ss.141-145, 2017 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 17 Sayı: 4
  • Basım Tarihi: 2017
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.tjem.2017.10.001
  • Dergi Adı: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.141-145
  • Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a neurological emergency rarely encountered in clinical practice but with a high mortality rate. Cases associated with atypical antipsychotic use or termination of dopamine agonists have been seen in recent years. The purpose of this study was to assess the presence of risk factors for mortality by investigating all clinical and laboratory characteristics of cases with NMS.