title: Ictal panic and interictal panic attacks: diagnostic and therapeutic principles.
abstract: Ictal and postictal panic and interictal and primary panic attacks share common symptoms but differ with respect to duration and association with other symptoms. A careful history is often sufficient to distinguish these events. When necessary, electroencephalography and neuroimaging studies, estimation of prolactin levels can be a helpful tool in establishing an accurate diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, Rush University Medical Center, Rush Medical College at Rush University, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612, USA. akanner@rush.edu
authors.forename: Andres M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Kanner
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D017776:Autonomic Pathways / Q000503:physiopathology; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D010200:Panic / Q000502:physiology*; D016584:Panic Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011388:Prolactin