Serotonin syndrome triggered by postoperative administration of serotonin noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor (SNRI)

Abstract Background Serotonin syndrome is a rare but potentially severe disease, which is caused by hyperstimulation of serotonin receptors in the central nervous system. Several antidepressants exert their effect by modulating intrasynaptic serotonin concentration and anesthetics may affect the met...

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Main Authors: Junko Takata, Tomoko Arashi, Ayako Abe, Shoko Arai, Naoko Haruyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2019-08-01
Series:JA Clinical Reports
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40981-019-0275-5