ArticleCureus2023
Serotonergic Medication Error: A Case Report of Serotonin Syndrome.
Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.
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2 citing papers in PubMed.
- Pregabalin and Duloxetine in Patients with Non-Nociceptive Pain: A Narrative Review Exploring the Pharmacological Effects of This Combination.Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Disproportionality analysis of serotonin syndrome associated with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: a pharmacovigilance analysis.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2025Article
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Abstract
Serotonin syndrome (SS) describes a life-threatening clinical condition that can develop within hours or days after taking serotonergic medication(s). Medication adverse reactions, overdose, or drug interactions can cause this syndrome. Patients often present with symptoms of hyperthermia, muscle rigidity, hyperreflexia, and clonus. Symptoms range broadly in severity, often influenced by polypharmacy and age. In this report, SS was diagnosed in an elderly patient who presented with diffuse urticaria and exacerbated tremor. These complaints were thought to be associated with Parkinson's disease due to a strong family history. Clinicians are encouraged to consider SS in their differential diagnosis when dealing with elderly patients with multiple medications, psychiatric diagnoses, conditions managed by other providers, and/or a strong family history of neurodegenerative diseases.
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