TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1989//
TI  - Cerebellar degeneration in neuroleptic malignant syndrome: neuropathologic findings and review of the literature concerning heat-related nervous system injury
JO  - Journal of neurology, neurosurgery, and psychiatry
A1  - Lee, S.
A1  - Merriam, A.
A1  - Kim, T. S.
A1  - Liebling, M.
A1  - Dickson, D. W.
A1  - Moore, G. R.
SP  - 387
EP  - 391
VL  - 52
IS  - 3
N2  - A selective subtotal cerebellar neuronal degeneration was found in a patient who died 4 1/2 months after suffering neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), a rare, potentially fatal disorder associated with neuroleptic medications. It is suggested that the cerebellar neuronal degeneration in this case was due to hyperpyrexia, a cardinal clinical feature of NMS. Similar pathologic findings appear not to have been previously reported in NMS but have been described in heat-induced central nervous system (CNS) injury. The findings imply that a cerebellar syndrome might be encountered in patients who survive NMS complicated by a particularly high febrile course.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-3050
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -