title: An interesting case of serotonin syndrome precipitated by escitalopram.
abstract: Serotonin syndrome is a known entity, which occurs with multiple drugs acting on serotonergic receptors. A 73-year-old lady presented with a history of agitation, altered sensorium, and autonomic hyperactivity after starting escitalopram on therapeutic dosage for her depressive syndrome who was on selegiline for her parkinsonism. This syndrome with therapeutic dose escitalopram warrants the careful and judicious use of the drug especially with other serotonergic drugs, so that this serious medical complication can be avoided.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Calcutta National Medical College, Kolkata, India.
authors.forename: Debasish
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sanyal
authors.forename: Suddhendu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chakraborty
authors.forename: Ranjan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhattacharyya