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Hypothermia caused by antipsychotic drugs in a schizophrenic patient.
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1987
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Other Side EffectsPsychiatryPsychotic DisorderNeuroleptic Malignant SyndromeMedicineAntipsychotic DrugsPsychotropic MedicationPsychopharmacologySchizophreniaNeuropharmacologySide EffectsSocial SciencesNeurologyBiological PsychiatryPharmacologyPsychopathology
In a schizophrenic patient, hypothermia was caused by combined treatment with zotepine, biperiden, and fluphenazine, although combined treatment with zotepine and biperiden had caused no side effects. Other side effects closely resembled those in neuroleptic malignant syndrome.