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Table 2 Differential diagnoses with their most common triggers

From: A rare case of neuroleptic malignant syndrome presenting with serious hyperthermia treated with a non-invasive cooling device: a case report

Disease

Most common trigger

Malignant neuroleptic syndrome

Neuroleptics

Malignant hyperthermia

All volatile anaesthetics and depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents

Serotonin syndrome

Amphetamine

Heatstroke

General heat accumulation

Sunstroke

General solar radiation

Sepsis

Infection focus

Convulsion

Epilepsy

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Journal of Medical Case Reports

ISSN: 1752-1947