Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in a Patient With Anti-N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis: Case Report and Review of Related Literature.

Robert Joseph Cruz SarmientoJose Danilo B DiestroAthena Kate D AntonioMario B PradoKaren Joy B AdiaoCarissa Paz Dioquino-Maligaso

Published in: The Neurohospitalist (2021)

Anti- NMDAR encephalitis patients are at risk for NMS due to antipsychotic intolerance and other interrelated pathophysiological mechanisms. The overlap between the signs and symptoms of anti-NMDAR encephalitis and NMS poses a diagnostic dilemma and warrants a careful investigation and management.

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