Cerebral ventricular size in panic disorder.
Computed axial brain tomography was studied in 25 patients with panic disorder. Patients had normal ventricular-brain ratio (VBR) compared to published norms. There was a significant association between VBR and duration of benzodiazepine use.
D000328:Adult; D000379:Agoraphobia / Q000473:pathology*; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology*; D005239:Fear / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010200:Panic / Q000502:physiology*; D010698:Phobic Disorders / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed