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Can serotonin syndrome cause muscle damage?

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Dr. James Henning answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Apparently...: Breakdown products of muscle cells do accumulate in the bloodstream in people with true hyperthermic syndromes. Muscle rigidity and subsequent elevated levels of CPK are hallmarks of this process.

Answered 6/10/2014

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