Tramadol: understanding the risk of serotonin syndrome and seizures

S Hassamal, K Miotto, W Dale, I Danovitch - The American journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Tramadol is commonly prescribed for pain control because it presents a lower risk for
addiction and respiratory depression compared to other opioids. However, tramadol's …

Endogenous opiates and behavior: 2005

RJ Bodnar, GE Klein - Peptides, 2006 - Elsevier
This paper is the 28th consecutive installment of the annual review of research concerning
the endogenous opioid system, now spanning over a quarter-century of research. It …

The effects of tramadol administration on hippocampal cell apoptosis, learning and memory in adult rats and neuroprotective effects of crocin

F Baghishani, A Mohammadipour… - Metabolic brain …, 2018 - Springer
Tramadol, a frequently used pain reliever drug, present neurotoxic effects associated to
cognitive dysfunction. Moreover, crocin has been reported to have neuroprotective effects …

Factors related to seizure in tramadol poisoning and its blood concentration

F Taghaddosinejad, O Mehrpour, R Afshari… - Journal of medical …, 2011 - Springer
This study examines the relation between seizure and plasma tramadol concentration in
patients with tramadol poisoning, as a novel centrally acting analgesic used for the treatment …

Preclinical assessment of proconvulsant drug activity and its relevance for predicting adverse events in humans

W Löscher - European journal of pharmacology, 2009 - Elsevier
Safety pharmacology studies, which are performed before first studies with investigational
drugs in humans, often include experiments on proconvulsant drug activity, because such …

Evidence for the involvement of the dopaminergic system in seizure and oxidative damage induced by tramadol

B Bameri, F Shaki, N Ahangar… - International …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Tramadol (TR) is a synthetic analgesic drug with central function that can induce seizures
even at therapeutic doses. The exact mechanism of TR effect on seizure generation is not …

Tramadol-induced apnea

H Hassanian-Moghaddam, H Farajidana… - The American journal of …, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In contrast with other opioids, there are few cases of
tramadol-related respiratory depression described in the literature, and renal impairment is a …

Tramadol poisoning and its management and complications: a scoping review

A Manouchehri, Z Nekoukar, A Malakian… - Annals of Medicine …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Background: Tramadol (TR) is an opioid agonist (μ-opioid receptors) that also affects the
noradrenergic and serotonergic systems. TR is a synthetic analgesic substance with opioid …

Toxicology of tramadol following chronic exposure based on metabolomics of the cerebrum in mice

W Xia, G Liu, Z Shao, E Xu, H Yuan, J Liu, L Gao - Scientific reports, 2020 - nature.com
Tramadol is an opioid used as an analgesic for treating moderate or severe pain. The long-
term use of tramadol can induce several adverse effects. The toxicological mechanism of …

[HTML][HTML] Acute tramadol poisoning and its clinical and laboratory findings

HR Rahimi, K Soltaninejad… - Journal of research in …, 2014 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Tramadol is a centrally acting analgesic with opioid and nonopioid properties,
which extensively used in the relief of mild to moderate pain. Tramadol poisoning is a …