Module IX - A Review of Serotonin Syndrome and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome

Wednesday November 25, 1998 - Question 5

Which of the following statements regarding the clinical manifestations of serotonin syndrome is correct?

A. Sedation is the most frequently encountered cognitive change.
B. Seizures associated with serotonin syndrome are usually focal in nature.
C. Initial cognitive-behavioral changes are often overlooked.
D. Hallucinations, auditory and visual, are common findings.
E. Serotonin syndrome does not produce coma, even in severe cases.
 
 

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