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Descriptor English:   Serotonin Syndrome 
Descriptor Spanish:   Síndrome de la Serotonina 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Síndrome da Serotonina 
Tree Number:   C25.100.875
Definition English:   An adverse drug interaction characterized by altered mental status, autonomic dysfunction, and neuromuscular abnormalities. It is most frequently caused by use of both serotonin reuptake inhibitors and monoamine oxidase inhibitors, leading to excess serotonin availability in the CNS at the serotonin 1A receptor. 
See Related English:   Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
Serotonin
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
 
History Note English:   99 
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BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced CL classification
CO complications CN congenital
DI diagnosis DH diet therapy
DT drug therapy EC economics
EM embryology EN enzymology
EP epidemiology EH ethnology
ET etiology GE genetics
HI history IM immunology
ME metabolism MI microbiology
MO mortality NU nursing
PS parasitology PA pathology
PP physiopathology PC prevention & control
PX psychology RA radiography
RI radionuclide imaging RT radiotherapy
RH rehabilitation SU surgery
TH therapy US ultrasonography
UR urine VE veterinary
VI virology  
Record Number:   33777 
Unique Identifier:   D020230 

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