White D A, Robins A H
Department of Psychiatry, University of Cape Town, South Africa.
Br J Psychiatry. 1991 Mar;158:419-21. doi: 10.1192/bjp.158.3.419.
Five consecutive cases of the NMS are presented, in all of which a catatonic state preceded the onset of the condition. Catatonia would appear to represent a highly significant risk factor for the NMS and a possible causal link between the two disorders is suggested.