Psychiatric and neurological disturbances can show up with panic attack symptoms. This report illustrates the difficulty in distinguishing between panic disorder and epilepsy in a subgroup of epileptic patients that suffer panic attacks as symptoms of seizures. This is the first report of panic attacks due to a focal lesion involving the left temporal lobe and the second case of panic attacks related to a meningioma. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Scalise, A., Placidi, F., Diomedi, M., De Simone, R., Gigli, G. (2006). Panic disorder or epilepsy? A case report. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 246(2009/02/01 00:00:00.000), 173-175 [10.1016/j.jns.2006.02.017].

Panic disorder or epilepsy? A case report

PLACIDI, FABIO;DIOMEDI, MARINA;
2006-01-01

Abstract

Psychiatric and neurological disturbances can show up with panic attack symptoms. This report illustrates the difficulty in distinguishing between panic disorder and epilepsy in a subgroup of epileptic patients that suffer panic attacks as symptoms of seizures. This is the first report of panic attacks due to a focal lesion involving the left temporal lobe and the second case of panic attacks related to a meningioma. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
2006
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Rilevanza internazionale
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Esperti anonimi
Settore MED/26 - NEUROLOGIA
English
Con Impact Factor ISI
Epilepsy; Meningioma; Panic attacks; Panic disorder; Temporal lobe epilepsy
alprazolam; anticonvulsive agent; phenobarbital; adult; article; case report; computer assisted tomography; epilepsy; follow up; histopathology; human; male; meningioma; nuclear magnetic resonance imaging; panic; priority journal; psychotherapy; seizure; temporal lobe epilepsy; tonic clonic seizure; treatment withdrawal; Adult; Cerebral Angiography; Contrast Media; Diagnosis, Differential; Electroencephalography; Epilepsy; Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic; Gadolinium DTPA; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Meningioma; Panic Disorder; Seizures; Temporal Lobe
Scalise, A., Placidi, F., Diomedi, M., De Simone, R., Gigli, G. (2006). Panic disorder or epilepsy? A case report. JOURNAL OF THE NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 246(2009/02/01 00:00:00.000), 173-175 [10.1016/j.jns.2006.02.017].
Scalise, A; Placidi, F; Diomedi, M; De Simone, R; Gigli, G
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