Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a serious complication of the treatment with psychopharmaceutical drugs . The main characteristic is hyperthermia along with muscle hypertonia, fluctuating consciousness and autonomic instability. To identify the right treatment for patients with neuroleptic malignant syndrome, taking into consideration the severity of the symptoms. Also, the adequate risk evaluation and different treatment benefits. A search was made in PubMed using the MESH keywords: neuroleptic malignant syndrome, treatment and therapy. The limits that were used are: controlled clinical trials, meta-analysis, practice guidelines, reviews, adult population and languages: English, Tratamiento del sindrome neuroleptico maligno