Importance of Video-EEG Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Refractory Panic Attacks
Partial seizures can be misdiagnosed as panic attacks. There is considerable overlap of symptoms between temporal lobe seizures and panic attacks making the diagnosis extremely challenging. Temporal lobe seizures can present with intense fear and autonomic symptoms which are also seen in panic disor...
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| description | Partial seizures can be misdiagnosed as panic attacks. There is considerable overlap of symptoms between temporal lobe seizures and panic attacks making the diagnosis extremely challenging. Temporal lobe seizures can present with intense fear and autonomic symptoms which are also seen in panic disorders. This results in delay in diagnosis and management. We report an interesting case of a young woman who was diagnosed with right temporal lobe seizures with symptoms suggestive of a panic attack. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-95330c50032b44f787025d962e7672822025-02-03T01:01:59ZengWileyCase Reports in Psychiatry2090-682X2090-68382013-01-01201310.1155/2013/340792340792Importance of Video-EEG Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Refractory Panic AttacksBatool F. Kirmani0Diana Mungall1Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Scott & White Neuroscience Institute, TX 76508, USATexas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USAPartial seizures can be misdiagnosed as panic attacks. There is considerable overlap of symptoms between temporal lobe seizures and panic attacks making the diagnosis extremely challenging. Temporal lobe seizures can present with intense fear and autonomic symptoms which are also seen in panic disorders. This results in delay in diagnosis and management. We report an interesting case of a young woman who was diagnosed with right temporal lobe seizures with symptoms suggestive of a panic attack.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/340792 |
| spellingShingle | Batool F. Kirmani Diana Mungall Importance of Video-EEG Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Refractory Panic Attacks Case Reports in Psychiatry |
| title | Importance of Video-EEG Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Refractory Panic Attacks |
| title_full | Importance of Video-EEG Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Refractory Panic Attacks |
| title_fullStr | Importance of Video-EEG Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Refractory Panic Attacks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Importance of Video-EEG Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Refractory Panic Attacks |
| title_short | Importance of Video-EEG Monitoring in the Diagnosis of Refractory Panic Attacks |
| title_sort | importance of video eeg monitoring in the diagnosis of refractory panic attacks |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/340792 |
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