Serotonin syndrome (Q88271)

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).