Unilateral facial and limb oedema secondary to fluoxetine in a patient with haemorrhagic stroke

• Main Authors: Chua, L.S., Kalaimagal, Ramakrishnan, Mazlan, Mazlina
• Format: Article
• Published: Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya 2022
• Subjects: R Medicine (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/43169/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85122999596&doi=10.22452%2fjummec.vol25no1.12&partnerID=40&md5=2dd6576411f0247fefbff7994f3b2246
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

Fluoxetine is a common selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used as a pharmacological neuromodulationagent for post-stroke motor recovery and treatment for post-stroke mood disorder. Although some SSRIs are known to cause bilateral symmetrical peripheral oedema, to datethere are no reported...