Identifying serotonin syndrome in the emergency department [8]

American Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 406-408

  Christensen, Richard C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYPROHEPTADINE; LORAZEPAM; MONOAMINE OXIDASE INHIBITOR; SEROTONIN; SEROTONIN 1A RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN 2 RECEPTOR; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BRAIN DISEASE; DIAPHORESIS; EMERGENCY WARD; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; LETTER; MENTAL DISEASE; MYOCLONUS; NEUROLEPTIC MALIGNANT SYNDROME; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SEROTONINERGIC SYSTEM;

EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME;

EID: 19544383991     PISSN: 07356757     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2005.02.018     Document Type: Letter

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