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serotonin syndrome

Measurements (1): diagnosis according to Hunter criteria: patient must have taken a serotonergic agent & meet one of the following conditions:
  • spontaneous clonus
  • inducible clonus + agitation or diaphoresis
  • ocular clonus + agitation or diaphoresis
  • tremor + hyperreflexia
  • hypertonia + temperature >38° C + ocular clonus or inducible clonus.
References:
  1. Berner Forum für Intensivmedizin: Delirium beim intensivmedizinischen Patienten - Pathophysiologie, Diagnose und Therapie (04/2014).