Misdiagnosis of serotonin syndrome as fibromyalgia and the role of physical therapists

Physical Therapy

Volumn 88, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 757-765

  Alnwick, Gregory M ^a,b  

^a Genesis Rehabilitation Services   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CITALOPRAM; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SKIING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; CITALOPRAM; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HUMANS; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 44449147855     PISSN: 00319023     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2522/ptj.20060208     Document Type: Article

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