What findings help you differentiate between catatonia and NMS?
When symptoms overlap, how do you establish etiology? How do you prioritize treatment options?
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Psychiatry · McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School
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This is a cogent and very interesting problem that is not uncommon, especially in emergency rooms.
In the spirit of full disclosure, your author must admit to a theoretical approach to this topic that views catatonia and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) as both being forms of catatonia, with dif...
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