Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Case report: cold medicines cause neuroleptic malignant-like syndrome in a patient with Parkinson’s disease

  • Letter to the Editor
  • Published:
European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology Aims and scope Submit manuscript

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this article

Log in via an institution

Price excludes VAT (USA)
Tax calculation will be finalised during checkout.

Instant access to the full article PDF.

Institutional subscriptions

References

  1. Levenson J (1985) Neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Am J Psychiatry 142(10):1137

    Article  CAS  Google Scholar 

  2. Stübner S, Rustenbeck E, Grohmann R et al (2004) Severe and uncommon involuntary movement disorders due to psychotropic drugs. Pharmacopsychiatry 37:54–64

    Article  Google Scholar 

  3. Margetić B, Aukst-Margetić B (2010) Neuroleptic malignant syndrome and its controversies. Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 19(5):429–435

    Article  Google Scholar 

  4. Li W, Saweris M, Madhira B (2018) The case of total parenteral nutrition precipitated neuroleptic malignant-like syndrome in advanced stage Parkinson disease. Am J Ther 1:e606–e607

    Article  Google Scholar 

  5. Jacob JE, Wagner ML, Sage JI (2003) Safety of selegiline with cold medications. Ann Pharmacother 37(3):438–41. https://doi.org/10.1345/aph.1C175. PMID: 12639177

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Neurology, Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Beijing Hospital, National Center of Gerontology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China

    Xu JiYi, Song Hantao & Qin Bin

  2. Department of Neurology, The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao, Qinhuangdao, People’s Republic of China

    Zhao Lijiao

Authors
  1. Xu JiYi
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Song Hantao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  3. Zhao Lijiao
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  4. Qin Bin
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Qin Bin.

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

About this article

Check for updates. Verify currency and authenticity via CrossMark

Cite this article

JiYi, X., Hantao, S., Lijiao, Z. et al. Case report: cold medicines cause neuroleptic malignant-like syndrome in a patient with Parkinson’s disease. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 78, 1203–1204 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-021-03151-8

Download citation

  • Received:

  • Accepted:

  • Published:

  • Issue Date:

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-021-03151-8

Search

Navigation