A 28-year-old man on haloperidol 10 mg daily for schizophrenia develops severe muscle rigidity, fever (39.8°C), altered mental status, and a serum CK of 2400 U/L over 3 days. Which investigation is most useful for differentiating neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) from serotonin syndrome in this case?

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