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Serotonin syndrome induced by the readministration of escitalopram after a short-term interruption in an elderly woman with depression: a case report

BACKGROUND: Serotonin syndrome is a rare but potentially fatal side effect of antidepressants that results from the effects of drug activity on both central and peripheral serotonergic receptors. CASE: A 78-year-old Japanese female with a 2-year history of major depressive disorder was treated with...

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Autores principales: Sato, Yasushi, Nakamura, Kazuhiko, Yasui-Furukori, Norio
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4599182/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26491328
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/NDT.S92081