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ArticleIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine2016

Serotonin syndrome presenting as surgical emergency: A report of two cases.

Sanjay Prakash, Chaturbhuj Rathore

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Article in Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.2field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Movement disorders associated with diarrhoea.Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996) · 2026
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  2. Serotonin Syndrome in ICU-A Road Less Traveled.Indian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Sanjay PrakashDepartment of Neurology, Smt B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Centre Medical College, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
Chaturbhuj RathoreDepartment of Neurology, Smt B. K. Shah Medical Institute and Research Centre Medical College, Vadodara, Gujarat, India.
M. P. Shah Medical College · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Serotonin syndrome (SS) is an iatrogenic, drug-induced clinical syndrome caused by serotoninergic hyperstimulation. The diagnosis of SS is easily overlooked as most physicians (up to 85%) are unaware of this syndrome as a clinical entity. Diagnosis is also difficult due to its protean manifestations which can mimic a variety of medical conditions. Herein, we describe two cases of SS, who initially presented to the Surgical Department as surgical emergencies. The first case developed urinary retention after the administration of sertraline. The second case developed features mimicking acute intestinal obstruction. Both cases responded to the removal of offending agents and administration of cyproheptadine. There is a need to increase the awareness of SS among physicians because of the widespread use of serotonergic agents all around the world.

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Autonomic dysfunctionclonuscyproheptadineserotonin syndrome

Identifiers

PMID27076715
PMCPMC4810926
OpenAlexW2372770430

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