Serotonin syndrome in the differential diagnosis of spinal cord compression

Palliative Medicine

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-70

  Whipp, Margaret J ^a   Waterfield, K E ^a  

^a Monkwearmouth Hospital   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antidepressants; Serotonin syndrome; Serotonin uptake inhibitors; Sertraline; Spinal cord compression

Indexed keywords

AMILORIDE; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; CELECOXIB; CYPROHEPTADINE; FENTANYL; FLUCONAZOLE; FUROSEMIDE; GOSERELIN; ISOSORBIDE MONONITRATE; LANSOPRAZOLE; LISINOPRIL; MEGESTROL; METOCLOPRAMIDE; METOPROLOL; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; PARACETAMOL; PROPRANOLOL; SERTRALINE;

AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DISORIENTATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; MALE; PARESTHESIA; REHYDRATION; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREMOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 1242341311     PISSN: 02692163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0269216304pm847cr     Document Type: Article

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