Super, super discussion of a very important topic. The only thing I’d add is that sometimes these patients, during the psychotic phase, get treated with a neuroleptic agent. This makes it even more likely that the later phases will be taken for neuroleptic malignant syndrome. Take-home lesson: in a young person with apparent NMS, the history should be reviewed carefully and the possibility of anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis considered.
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