Serotonine syndrome – Case report
Authors:
Vojtíšek Petr; Nalos Daniel
Authors‘ workplace:
Oddělení anestezie, resuscitace a intenzivní medicíny, Krajská zdravotní, a. s., Masarykova nemocnice v Ústí nad Labem, o. z.
Published in:
Anest. intenziv. Med., 22, 2011, č. 3, s. 159-162
Category:
Intesive Care Medicine - Case Report
Overview
The author presents a case report of a female patient with convulsions of unknown etiology. The patient was initially treated for intoxication with an unknown combination of drugs. In the course of time serotonin syndrome was diagnosed. Regression of all symptoms of the syndrome occurred during treatment.
Keywords:
convulsions – intoxication – unconsciousness – serotonin syndrome
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