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Query: UMLS:C0024591 (
malignant hyperthermia
)
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A 20-year-old man with a rare neurodegenerative disease developed hypermetabolic symptoms with dyskinesia after a third ventriculostomy for hydrocephalus. The initial presentation was concerning for an acute dystonic reaction after metoclopramide was administered for nausea. He concurrently developed hypermetabolic symptoms, including hyperthermia, tachycardia, and a
lactic acidosis
. The diagnosis was broadened to include neuroleptic malignant syndrome, serotonin syndrome, and
malignant hyperthermia
. Although perhaps less intellectually satisfying but more true to clinical reality, we did not isolate a single diagnosis but treated effectively all 3 with dantrolene sodium and benzodiazepine.
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PMID:Hypermetabolic Syndrome and Dyskinesia After Neurologic Surgery for Labrune Syndrome: A Case Report. 3237 20
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