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Title: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome and lithium carbonate
Authors: Fava, Stephen
Caruana Galizia, Alfred
Keywords: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome -- Malta -- Case studies
Antipsychotic drugs -- Side effects
Lithium
Manic-depressive illness
Issue Date: 1995
Publisher: Canadian Medical Association
Citation: Fava, S., & Caruana Galizia, A. (1995). Neuroleptic malignant syndrome and lithium carbonate. Journal of Psychiatry and Neuroscience, 20(4), 305-306.
Abstract: The authors describe a case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome that occurred in a patient on amitriptyline and lithium carbonate. They suggest that lithium-antidepressant combination can precipitate this syndrome. Intestinal pseudo-obstruction was a prominent feature in the patient in this study.
URI: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1188706/?page=1
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