A 28-year-old man on haloperidol 10 mg daily for schizophrenia develops fever (39.5°C), severe muscle rigidity, altered consciousness, and elevated creatine kinase (2800 U/L) over 4 days. Regarding neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), all of the following are true EXCEPT:

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