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Abstract

A student on aripiprazole (an atypical second generation antipsychotic drug) was admitted with deliberate overdose of the drug, and in the course of her hospital stay developed a clinical picture of mild neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). She survived after supportive care.

A brief review is included on the incidence of NMS secondary to aripiprazole overdose, and reveals an increasing incidence.