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Serotonin syndrome is a potential life-threatening condition resulting from increased serotonin activity in the central nervous system.
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Zinboonyahgoon, N., Issa, M. (2017). Serotonin Syndrome. In: Yong, R., Nguyen, M., Nelson, E., Urman, R. (eds) Pain Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43133-8_56
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