metabolic symptoms re solved. Total resolution of symp toms can be obtained in most
cases of neuroleptic malignant syndrome; howe ver, fatality rates of 10%–20% have been
reported when the disorder is not recogniz ed. Although many individuals do not experi-
ence a recurrence of neuroleptic malignant syndrome when rechallenged with antipsy-
chotic medication, some do, especially when antipsychotics are reinstituted soon after an
episode.