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Video of dantrolene effectiveness on neuroleptic malignant syndrome associated muscular rigidity and tremor

Miran Brvar1,2* and Matjaz Bunc2,3

Author Affiliations

1 Poison Control Centre, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia

2 Institute for Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, Zaloska cesta 4, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia

3 Department for Cardiology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Zaloska cesta 7, Ljubljana, Slovenia

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Critical Care 2007, 11:415 doi:10.1186/cc5907


See related research by Reulbach et al.,http://ccforum.com/content/11/1/R4 and related letter by Roberts and Roberts, http://ccforum.com/content/11/3/413

Published: 1 June 2007

Additional files

Additional File 1:

A video file showing rigid skeletal muscles of a 'lead pipe' nature, cogwheel phenomena and resting tremor in a patient with NMS caused by amisulpride treatment.

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Additional File 2:

A video file skeletal muscle hypotonia without cogwheel phenomena and tremor after dantrolene treatment in a patient with NMS caused by amisulpride treatment.

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