What Is Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome?

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8. Complications

While neuroleptic malignant syndrome can usually be treated, it can still result in some potentially very serious symptoms. This makes it important to treat the condition as serious to prevent serious complications from developing. The condition can be fatal if appropriate treatment is not found for the patient in time.

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome can result in the patient’s blood pressure becoming very high, or very low. They might experience lung and/or heart failure and oxygen levels in the body can fall dramatically. The kidneys can also fail, and aspiration pneumonia is also a possibility. In addition, the patient’s pH levels can become more acidic.

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