A successful management with electroconvulsive therapy of neuroleptic malignant syndrome due to amisulpride

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a severe complication that mainly occurs based on neuroleptic drug treatment and characterized with some autonomic symptoms, altered mental state, hyperthermia and muscle rigidity. Amisulpride is a unique atypical antipsychotic that selectively blocks D2 and D3 rece...

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Published in:Electronic journal of general medicine 2018-01, Vol.15 (3), p.em14
Main Authors: Karayağmurlu, Ali, Karayağmurlu, Elif, Üstündağ, Mehmet Fatih, Yazla, Ece
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Language:English
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Summary:Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a severe complication that mainly occurs based on neuroleptic drug treatment and characterized with some autonomic symptoms, altered mental state, hyperthermia and muscle rigidity. Amisulpride is a unique atypical antipsychotic that selectively blocks D2 and D3 receptors presynaptically in the frontal cortex and atypical antipsychotics are rarely caused neuroleptic malignant syndrome(NMS).This study examine a 20-years old male with the diagnosis of acute psychotic disorder occurred amisulpride-induced NMS and successfully treated with Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT). We decided to present that case because of the fact that there is only limited number of amisulpride-induced NMS cases reported in the literature.
ISSN:2516-3507
2516-3507
DOI:10.29333/ejgm/83617