Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in a Patient with Tongue Cancer : A Report of a Rare Case
Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in a Patient with Tongue Cancer : A Report of a Rare Case
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
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English
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Cairo, Egypt: Hindawi Puplishing Corporation
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Background. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but life-threatening complication of neuroleptic drugs, which are used widely in head and neck cancer (HANC) patients who develop delirium. Methods and Results. Postoperative delirium in a 39-year-old man with tongue cancer was treated with haloperidol and chlorpromazine. Three days after t...
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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome in a Patient with Tongue Cancer : A Report of a Rare Case
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2090-6447
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2090-6455
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10.1155/2013/542130
