Neonatal intraventricular haemorrhage associated with maternal use of paroxetine.
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have been reported to inhibit serotonin uptake into platelets, resulting in decreased platelet function. We report a case of a large intraventricular haemorrhage in a 6-h-old boy, whose mother used paroxetine during pregnancy.
Duijvestijn
Yvonne C M
YC
Department of Pediatrics, Emma Children's Hospital/Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
Kalmeijer
Mathijs D
MD
Passier
Anneke L M
AL
Dahlem
Peter
P
Smiers
Frans
F
D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000075202:Contraindications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D017374:Paroxetine; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011297:Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
D017374:Paroxetine; D017367:Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors