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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome in Kufs' disease
  1. A Reif1,
  2. M F Schneider1,
  3. A Hoyer2,
  4. C Schneider-Gold3,
  5. A J Fallgatter1,
  6. W Roggendorf4,
  7. B Pfuhlmann1
  1. 1Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Germany
  2. 2Department of Anaesthesiology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg
  3. 3Department of Neurology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg
  4. 4Department of Pathology, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg
  1. Correspondence to:
 Dr A Reif, Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg, Füchsleinstrasse 15, D-97080 Würzburg, Germany;
 a.reif{at}gmx.net

Abstract

A patient with adult neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis (ANCL; Kufs' disease) is described in whom neuroleptic malignant syndrome occurred, initially presenting as catatonic syndrome. Comprehensive neuroimaging studies were conducted including FDG-PET, IBZM-SPECT, and β-CIT-SPECT, electrophysiological examinations and an ex vivo contracture test exposing muscle biopsy specimens to neuroleptics. Collectively the results argued for an involvement of the muscle in neuroleptic malignant syndrome at least in ANCL.

  • adult neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
  • Kufs' disease
  • neuroleptic malignant syndrome
  • contracture test
  • ANCL, adult neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
  • NMS, neuroleptic malignant syndrome

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.74.3.385

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    • Competing interests: none declared.