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Arch Hellen Med, 41(4), July-August 2024, 555-507

CASE REPORT

A case of serotoninergic syndrome

R. Giannas, S. Alexandrou, E. Ntoumou, S. Adamidou, E. Skafida, M. Tzortzi
Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Syros, Ermoupoli, Greece

The case described concerns an 82-year-old female patient who was admitted to our hospital due to deterioration of mental status, seizures, and a temperature of 38 °C, on a pharmaceutical regimen that included escitalopram (SSRI) on a dosage recently increased, and mirtazapine. She was diagnosed with serotoninergic syndrome.

Key words: Clonus, Escitalopram, Mirtazapine, Serotonin, Serotonin syndrome.


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