(en) We report the case of an old patient admitted in a geriatric unit, who developed a serotonin syndrome. Serotonin syndrome is characterized by a constellation of symptoms of various seriousness. Improving awareness of this syndrome is important in order to prevent it by appropriate prescription, to recognize this entity among differential diagnosis and to adopt the appropriate treatment in emergency.
Gilard, I., Boland, B., Lambert, M., & Cornette, P. (2008). Le syndrome sérotoninergique : à propos d’une observation chez un patient âgé. Louvain médical, 127(4), 131-135. https://hdl.handle.net/2078.5/182765 (Original work published 2008)