Typical neuroleptic malignant syndrome presented in patient on maintenance quetiapine

Abstract

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is an acute, life-threatening medical complication caused by antipsychotics. It is commonly seen with typical antipsychotics and very rare with atypicals. Cases have been reported with quetiapine also, but this case is of special interest because it occurred in patient who was stable on maintenance quetiapine 200 mg/day for last 5 years.

Keywords

• Antipsychotics
• neuroleptic malignant syndrome
• quetiapine