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Haloperidol Induced Neurolept Malignant Syndrome Complicated by Right Ventricular Myocardial Infarction.

Maheshwari, Monika; Savadkar, Amrut; Shankaragouda, B H; Vaishnav, Sandeep.

Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-157490

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A fatal case of right ventricular myocardial infarction in the absence of risk factors, concurrent with haloperidol induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome, is presented; suggesting the existence of a causal relation between the two. Possible pathophysiological mechanisms have been discussed

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Adult , Fatal Outcome , Haloperidol/adverse effects , Heart Ventricles/pathology , Humans , Male , Myocardial Infarction/complications , Myocardial Infarction/etiology , Myocardial Infarction/mortality , Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome/complications , Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome/etiology , Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome/mortality , Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome/pathology

Síndrome neuroléptica maligna / Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

Amar, M; Batista, L. A; Ramos, O. L; Lopes, A. C.

Rev. Assoc. Med. Bras. (1992) ; 41(3): 239-42, maio-jun. 1995.

Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-156304

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Humans , Male , Female , Child, Preschool , Child , Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome , Antipsychotic Agents/adverse effects , Diagnosis, Differential , Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome/diagnosis , Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome/drug therapy , Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome/etiology , Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome/pathology , Prognosis , Recurrence , Risk Factors , Sex Factors

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