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Can 3 episodes of serotonin syndrome cause dementia years later?

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Dr. Paul Pyles answered

Specializes in Addiction Medicine

Great Question : Serotonin syndrome is an acute toxicity due to medications which enhance serotonin in the brain. The treatment is supportive and requires stopping the offending drugs. I have not seen anything in the medical literature linking this syndrome with the development of dementia. Usually the syndrome resolves with appropriate treatment resulting in a favorable prognosis.

Answered 5/3/2015

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