An interesting case of serotonin syndrome precipitated by escitalopram

Indian Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 418-419

  Sanyal, Debasish ^a   Chakraborty, Suddhendu ^a   Bhattacharyya, Ranjan ^a  

^a CALCUTTA NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

Author keywords

Escitalopram; serotonin; syndrome; therapeutic dose

Indexed keywords

CYPROHEPTADINE; ESCITALOPRAM; QUETIAPINE; SELEGILINE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; AUTONOMIC HYPERREFLEXIA; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FLUID THERAPY; HUMAN; HYPERHIDROSIS; HYPOTENSION; LOW DRUG DOSE; MYDRIASIS; PARKINSONISM; RESTLESSNESS; SEROTONIN SYNDROME; SHIVERING; TACHYCARDIA; TREMOR;

EID: 78149376849     PISSN: 02537613     EISSN: 19983751     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0253-7613.71899     Document Type: Article

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