TY - JOUR
T1 - Panic Attacks as Ictal Manifestations of Parietal Lobe Seizures
AU - Alemayehu, Shimellis
AU - Bergey, Gregory K.
AU - Barry, Elizabeth
AU - Krumholz, Allan
AU - Wolf, Aizik
AU - Fleming, Cynthia Pam
AU - Frear, Edward J.
PY - 1995/8
Y1 - 1995/8
N2 - Summary: Although most panic attacks appear to be primary psychiatric disturbances, some evidence suggests a biologic basis for panic disorder, possibly associated with temporal lobe dysfunction. Fear is a common affective change associated with some complex partial seizures (CPS) originating from the right temporal lobe. We describe a previously unreported association between panic attacks and seizures originating from the parietal lobe in 2 patients with right parietal lobe tumors. Intracranial monitoring documented correlations between the symptoms of fear and restricted regional parietal cortical discharges. Surgical resections of the lesions (one total, one subtotal) resulted in complete recovery or improvement.
AB - Summary: Although most panic attacks appear to be primary psychiatric disturbances, some evidence suggests a biologic basis for panic disorder, possibly associated with temporal lobe dysfunction. Fear is a common affective change associated with some complex partial seizures (CPS) originating from the right temporal lobe. We describe a previously unreported association between panic attacks and seizures originating from the parietal lobe in 2 patients with right parietal lobe tumors. Intracranial monitoring documented correlations between the symptoms of fear and restricted regional parietal cortical discharges. Surgical resections of the lesions (one total, one subtotal) resulted in complete recovery or improvement.
KW - Panic attacks‐Seizures‐Parietal lobe‐Fear
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1995.tb01621.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1528-1157.1995.tb01621.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 7635102
AN - SCOPUS:0029095595
SN - 0013-9580
VL - 36
SP - 824
EP - 830
JO - Epilepsia
JF - Epilepsia
IS - 8
ER -