"Serotonin Syndrome" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D020230
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C25.100.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Serotonin Syndrome- Serotonin Syndrome
- Serotonin Syndromes
- Syndrome, Serotonin
- Syndromes, Serotonin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Serotonin Syndrome" by people in Profiles.
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Tepper SJ. Serotonin syndrome: SSRIs, SNRIs, triptans, and current clinical practice. Headache. 2012 Feb; 52(2):195-7.
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Evans RW, Tepper SJ, Shapiro RE, Sun-Edelstein C, Tietjen GE. The FDA alert on serotonin syndrome with use of triptans combined with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or selective serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors: American Headache Society position paper. Headache. 2010 Jun; 50(6):1089-99.
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Sun-Edelstein C, Tepper SJ, Shapiro RE. Drug-induced serotonin syndrome: a review. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2008 Sep; 7(5):587-96.
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Shapiro RE, Tepper SJ. The serotonin syndrome, triptans, and the potential for drug-drug interactions. Headache. 2007 Feb; 47(2):266-9.