Catalog

Serotonin syndrome

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Serotonin syndrome – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/678764364

Serotoninergic syndrome is characterised by an excess of serotonin in the central nervous system, associated with the use of various agents, including selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). Serotoninergic syndrome may result in muscle rigidity, myoclonus, agitation, confusion, hyperthermia, hyperreflexia as well as dysautonomic symptoms, with a risk of shock with low peripheral vascular resistance, seizures, coma, rhabdomyolysis and/or disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).