Serotonin syndrome following Methylene Blue infusion: a rare complication of antidepressant therapy

Heritier Barras, Anne-Chantal; Walder, Bernhard; Seeck, Margitta

doi:10.1136/jnnp.2009.172221

Scientific article

Case report

English

Serotonin syndrome following Methylene Blue infusion: a rare complication of antidepressant therapy

ContributorsHeritier Barras, Anne-Chantal; Walder, Bernhard; Seeck, Margitta

Published inJournal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, vol. 81, no. 12, p. 1412-1413

Publication date2010

Keywords

Adenoma/diagnosis/*surgery
Aged
Antidepressive Agents, Tricyclic/administration & dosage/*toxicity
Clomipramine/administration & dosage/*toxicity
Dantrolene/therapeutic use
Drug Interactions
Electroencephalography/drug effects
Female
Glasgow Coma Scale
Humans
Infusions, Intravenous
Intensive Care
Methylene Blue/*diagnostic use/*toxicity
Muscle Relaxants, Central/therapeutic use
Neurologic Examination/drug effects
Parathyroid Neoplasms/diagnosis/*surgery
*Parathyroidectomy
Postoperative Complications/*chemically induced/diagnosis
Serotonin Syndrome/*chemically induced/diagnosis/drug therapy
Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors/administration & dosage/*toxicity

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Research groups

Epilepsie et Chirurgie (149)

Citation (ISO format)

HERITIER BARRAS, Anne-Chantal, WALDER, Bernhard, SEECK, Margitta. Serotonin syndrome following Methylene Blue infusion: a rare complication of antidepressant therapy. In: Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry, 2010, vol. 81, n° 12, p. 1412–1413. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2009.172221