Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Associated with Lithium Toxicity
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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Associated with Lithium Toxicity.
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) is an idiosyncratic and potentially life-threatening reaction to neuroleptic drugs. Lithium is a first-line mood stabilizer used in the treatment and prophylaxis of bipolar disorder. There are several case reports of lithium-associated NMS, but only when it was given in combination with antipsychotics. Therefore, the possibility of NMS being secondary to the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Oman Medical Journal
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1999-768X,2070-5204
DOI: 10.5001/omj.2016.59