Serotonin Syndrome in the Emergency Department

With the widespread use of serotonergic agents including many antidepressants, antiemetics, illicit drugs, and even some herbal supplements, serotonin syndrome is a condition seen more frequently. It can appear abruptly and, if untreated, can progress to a life-threatening state. Prompt recognition...

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Autores principales: Hernandez, Michelle, Walsh, Michael, Stead, Trilok, Quinones, Anines, Ganti, Latha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2019
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Neurology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31938599
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6307
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author Hernandez, Michelle
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Stead, Trilok
Quinones, Anines
Ganti, Latha
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description With the widespread use of serotonergic agents including many antidepressants, antiemetics, illicit drugs, and even some herbal supplements, serotonin syndrome is a condition seen more frequently. It can appear abruptly and, if untreated, can progress to a life-threatening state. Prompt recognition and treatment is imperative to avoid complications. The presentation is variable and can be confused with other conditions. The authors present a case of serotonin syndrome that was recognized early and treated promptly in the emergency department.
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spelling pubmed-69441542020-01-14 Serotonin Syndrome in the Emergency Department Hernandez, Michelle Walsh, Michael Stead, Trilok Quinones, Anines Ganti, Latha Cureus Neurology With the widespread use of serotonergic agents including many antidepressants, antiemetics, illicit drugs, and even some herbal supplements, serotonin syndrome is a condition seen more frequently. It can appear abruptly and, if untreated, can progress to a life-threatening state. Prompt recognition and treatment is imperative to avoid complications. The presentation is variable and can be confused with other conditions. The authors present a case of serotonin syndrome that was recognized early and treated promptly in the emergency department. Cureus 2019-12-06 /pmc/articles/PMC6944154/ /pubmed/31938599 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6307 Text en Copyright © 2019, Hernandez et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
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Hernandez, Michelle
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6944154/
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http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.6307
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