Transient Serotonin Toxicity Evoked by Combination of Electroconvulsive Therapy and Fluoxetine

The serotonin syndrome has been described only in rare instances for electroconvulsive therapy combined with an antidepressant medication. We describe a case of serotonin toxicity induced by electroconvulsive therapy in combination with fluoxetine.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Klysner, René, Bjerg Bendsen, Birgitte, Hansen, Maja Soon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4058578/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24982810
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/162502
Descripción
Sumario:The serotonin syndrome has been described only in rare instances for electroconvulsive therapy combined with an antidepressant medication. We describe a case of serotonin toxicity induced by electroconvulsive therapy in combination with fluoxetine.

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