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Case Reports
. 2003 Nov;56(5):581-2.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2125.2003.01906.x.

Neonatal intraventricular haemorrhage associated with maternal use of paroxetine

Yvonne C M Duijvestijn  1 , Mathijs D Kalmeijer, Anneke L M Passier, Peter Dahlem, Frans Smiers
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Neonatal intraventricular haemorrhage associated with maternal use of paroxetine

Yvonne C M Duijvestijn et al. Br J Clin Pharmacol. 2003 Nov.

Abstract

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.

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