Journal article
Hypothalamic pathology in the neuroleptic malignant syndrome
Abstract
The pathogenesis of the neuroleptic malignant syndrome is currently unclear, and no specific morphological abnormalities in the CNS of victims of neuroleptic malignant syndrome have been described. The authors report a case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome with recent foci of necrosis in the anterior and lateral hypothalamic nuclei. They discuss the role of tricyclic antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, and neuroleptics in the …
Authors
Horn E; Lach B; Lapierre Y; Hrdina P
Journal
American Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 145, No. 5, pp. 617–620
Publisher
American Psychiatric Association Publishing
Publication Date
May 1, 1988
DOI
10.1176/ajp.145.5.617
ISSN
0002-953X