Opioid-induced respiratory depression is potentially life-threatening and often regarded as
the main hazard of opioid use. Main cause of death is cardiorespiratory arrest with hypoxia …

The serotonin syndrome is a medication-induced condition resulting from serotonergic
hyperactivity, usually involving antidepressant medications. As the number of patients …

Background: There are difficulties with the diagnosis of serotonin toxicity, particularly with
the use of Sternbach's criteria. Aim: To improve the criteria for diagnosing clinically …

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transaminase levels or lower bicarbonate levels have been reported. 2, 3, 8 Disseminated …

Drugs may cause serotonin toxicity by a number of different mechanisms including inhibition
of serotonin uptake and metabolism, increased serotonin synthesis and release, activation …

According to the authors, a drug-induced disease as an unintended effect of a drug, which
results in mortality or morbidity with symptoms sufficient to prompt a patient to seek medical …

Excess serotonin in the central nervous system leads to a condition commonly referred to as
the serotonin syndrome, but better described as a spectrum of toxicity—serotonin toxicity.• …

Introduction Serotonin syndrome (toxicity) describes adverse drug effects from toxic amounts
of intra-synaptic central nervous system serotonin. A wide range of drugs have been …

Serotonin toxicity (or serotonin syndrome) has become an increasingly common and
important clinical problem in medicine over the last 15 years with the introduction of many …

Background Serotonin syndrome is a toxic state, caused by serotonin (5HT) excess in the
central nervous system. Serotonin syndrome's main feature is neuro-muscular …