Recurrent neuroleptic malignant syndrome in a man with mild mental handicap.

Author(s): Bambrick M, Wilson D

Affiliation(s): Department of Mental Handicap, University of Nottingham, England.

Publication date & source: 1992-08, J Intellect Disabil Res., 36 ( Pt 4):377-81.

Publication type: Case Reports

A case of recurrent neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) occurring in a 29-year-old man with mild mental handicap and a superadded psychotic disorder is described. The case illustrates a number of unusual features such as recurrent episodes and resolution with administration of intravenous Procyclidine. The possibility of NMS occurring in people with mental handicap, who have a high level of neuroleptic drug prescription, must be borne in mind.