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The neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a rare but dangerous complication of treatment with neuroleptics.The aetiology and pathophysiology of the syndrome are reviewed,and a fatal case is presented where both brain and muscle pathology are described.Striking myopathic changes in this case, accompanied by only minimal and non-specific brain abnormalities,support a peripheral rather than central mechanism for the hyperthermia. |
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