Dextromethorphan-induced serotonin syndrome

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 771-773

  Schwartz, Anna R ^a   Pizon, Anthony F ^a   Brooks, Daniel E ^b  

^a PRESBYTERIAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BANNER GOOD SAMARITAN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical; Dextromethorphan; Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors; Serotonin syndrome; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; BENZATROPINE; CAFFEINE; CEFTRIAXONE; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; CYPROHEPTADINE; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; ESCITALOPRAM; GLUCOSE; INFUSION FLUID; LORAZEPAM; NALOXONE; SERTRALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLONUS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONFUSION; DIAPHORESIS; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG INTOXICATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; HYPERREFLEXIA; IRRITABILITY; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; MUSCLE RIGIDITY; MYDRIASIS; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHABDOMYOLYSIS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SINUS TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR;

ANTITUSSIVE AGENTS; CHILD; CITALOPRAM; DEXTROMETHORPHAN; DRUG INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; SERTRALINE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 52449126859     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650701668625     Document Type: Article

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