EEG and CT findings in patients with panic disorder.
Fifty-four patients with panic disorder were investigated using extensive electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings and computerized tomography (CT). Fifteen (28%) of these patients had previously been treated for temporal lobe epilepsy or were considered to have another neurological disorder. EEG recordings showed increased slow-wave activity in 13 (24%) patients and CT scan revealed incidental abnormalities in 6 (20%) of the 30 patients investigated. Taking into account the limitations of the methods applied, the present results indicate that clear-cut epileptic EEG patterns only rarely occur in panic disorder: the vast majority of panic patients exhibit normal EEG and CT findings.
Lepola
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Vaajasalo Hospital, Department of Neurophysiology, Kortejoki, Finland.
Nousiainen
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Puranen
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Riekkinen
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Rimón
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001008:Anxiety Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D001143:Arousal; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral / Q000502:physiology; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000175:diagnosis; D005071:Evoked Potentials / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D010200:Panic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed