%0 Journal Article
%T Pulmonary embolism in a patient with neuroleptic malignant syndrome
%A Mosaad Almegren
%J -
%D 2016
%R https://doi.org/10.4081/hr.2018.7753
%X Venous thromboembolism is one of the complications in patients prescribed antipsychotic medications. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare side effect of antipsychotic medications in this population. In this case, a young patient, who presented with NMS after a recent start of antipsychotic medications, had developed a pulmonary embolism despite standard of care measures of venous thromboprophylaxis and early mobilization. A low threshold of VTE suspicion and effective preventive measures are both required in order to avoid this preventable complication in this population.
%U https://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/hr/article/view/7753