Serotonin Syndrome

Serotonin syndrome, also known as serotonin toxicity is a potential life threatening condition due to excessive serotonin levels in the body. In this video we look at the symptoms, diagnosis including Hunter Serotonin Toxicity Criteria and treatment. 

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Timestamps:
0:00 What is Serotonin Syndrome? 
0:25 Serotonin Syndrome Pathophysiology
2:03 Serotonin Syndrome Symptoms
3:26 Serotonin Syndrome Risk Factors
4:08 Serotonin Syndrome Diagnosis (Hunter  Serotonin Toxicity Criteria) 
5:16 Serotonin Syndrome Treatment

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References:

1. StatPearls, 2024. Serotonin Syndrome. [online] Available at: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482377/.
2. BMJ Best Practice, 2022. Serotonin syndrome. [online] Available at: https://bestpractice.bmj.com/topics/en-gb/991.
3. Wikipedia, 2025. Serotonin syndrome. [online] Available at: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serotonin_syndrome.

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