Methylene blue-associated serotonin syndrome: A 'Green' encephalopathy after parathyroidectomy

Neurocritical Care

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 88-93

  Rowley, Michael ^a   Riutort, Kevin ^a   Shapiro, David ^a   Casler, John ^a   Festic, Emir ^a   Freeman, William D ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalopathy; Green urine; Methylene blue; Serotonin syndrome

Indexed keywords

METHYLENE BLUE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN DISEASE; CASE REPORT; COMATOSE PATIENT; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FAMILY HISTORY; FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HEMISPHERE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LABORATORY TEST; LAMINECTOMY; LUMBAR STENOSIS; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARATHYROID ADENOMA; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOVERY ROOM; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; STENOSIS; THYROIDECTOMY; VITAL SIGN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; COMA; INTENSIVE CARE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RADIOGRAPHY; URINE;

AGED; BRAIN DISEASES; COMA; CRITICAL CARE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLASGOW COMA SCALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; METHYLENE BLUE; PARATHYROIDECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; URINE;

EID: 70349319386     PISSN: 15416933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12028-009-9206-z     Document Type: Article

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