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Letter to the Editor

Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome, and Myocardial Infarction in a Patient Taking Risperidone and Lithium Carbonate

Jambur Ananth, MD, Karen M. Johnson, MD,  Eric M. Levander, MD, Jonathan L. Harry, MD

Published: May 1, 2004

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Sir: Atypical antipsychotic-induced hyperglycemia1 and ketoacidosis2,3 are well documented. We report the occurrence of hyperglycemic ketoacidosis, neuroleptic malignant syndrome, and myocardial infarction in a patient taking risperidone and lithium


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