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Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS): OverviewDEFINITION: LIFE-THREATENING REACTION TO NEUROLEPTIC MEDICATIONSCAUSATIVE AGENTS: POTENT ANTIPSYCHOTICS (E.G., HALOPERIDOL, FLUPHENAZINE)PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: THOUGHT TO INVOLVE DOPAMINE BLOCKADE AND DYSREGULATION OF THE AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM
