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The Serotonin Syndrome

September 1, 2008

Sternbach's diagnostic criteria for serotonin syndrome include at least three of the following features: mental status changes (confusion, hypomania), agitation, myoclonus, hyperreflexia, diaphoresis, shivering, tremor, diarrhea, incoordination, and fever. Hunter,s criteria is also used. Recently this condition has been reported in patients taking triptans monotherapy..
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Current concepts in Serotonin Syndrome....