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Malignant Neuroleptics Syndrome Category: disease Malignant neuroloptics syndrome is always a clinical diagnosis. The diagnostic criteria are meant to support scientific research. Diagnostic criteria: - Develops within 7 days after starting antipsychotics treatment, or within 2-4 weeks in case of "depot"-antipsychotics - Hyperthermia - Muscle rigidity - 5 out of 10 of the next items: * Altered state of consciousness and global confusion * Tachycardy * Hypertension or hypotension * Tachypnoe or hypoxia * Sweating or increased saliva production * Tremor * Incontinence * Increased Creatinekinase (CK) levels or myoglobinuria * Leukocytosis * Metabolic acidosis - Exclusion of other drug induced, systemic or neuropsychiatric diseases Last modified: 2007-11-21 Level: physician Article visits: 427 Home Archive Edit article	NEUROWIKI NEWS Wiki closed for anonymous data entry Welcome to NeuroWiki.com >> Older articles
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