User:Meidenbauer/Neurological Malignant Syndrome Project Proposal

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Neurological Malignant Syndrome Project Proposal
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Introduction

The current page, Neurological Malignant Syndrome, discusses Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS), which is the proper name for Neurological Malignant Syndrome. There is currently a page for NMS, however, it is lacking in citations. There are also some issues that have arisen on the discussion page that our group can hopefully clear up. The present article has a decent layout (due to the small amount of information present), however the content of the article can be improved greatly since there is so little information. This is a life threatening disease and certainly deserves a better breakdown of information, especially since it can be triggered by drugs that wikipedia viewers may be taking. We will not only be sure to update this article, but be sure to link it to other neuro science articles as well as articles about the particular medications that may trigger this disease. We may even end up creating articles about these medications as well, if time allows.

Goals

The major points of the article that will be addressed will be the introduction, the treatment, the epidemiology, and the history of the disorder. We will look at how the disorder is diagnosed and treated, as well as current research happening in the field. There is much room for improvement in the article and bringing it up to the level of "featured article" is the ultimate goal.

Sources

Some tentative articles that will be cited include:

1.	Addonizio G, Susman VL, Roth SD: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: review and analysis of 115 cases. Biol Psychiatry 1987; 22:1004–1020

2.	Buckley PF and Hutchinson M: Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome. ''J. Neurol. Neurosurg. Psychiatry'' 1995; 58; 271-273

3.	 Caplan JP and Stern TA: Mnemonics in a nutshell:32 aids to psychiatric diagnosis. Current Psychiatry 2008; 7(10):27-33.

Group Workload

The proposed workload for this project will be split up evenly and specifics will be decided upon as the projects move forward and the goals become clearer.

A possible breakdown is as follows:

Juergen: Introduction, General overview of disease, Symptoms/Diagnosis

Josh: Causes, Current Research

Rabih: Future Research, Conclusion

But note that when we see which subjects will require more effort, we will adjust workload accordingly.

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