Kirmani Batool F, Mungall Diana
Epilepsy Center, Department of Neurology, Scott & White Neuroscience Institute, TX 76508, USA ; Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA.
Case Rep Psychiatry. 2013;2013:340792. doi: 10.1155/2013/340792. Epub 2013 Jul 24.
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.
部分性癫痫发作可能被误诊为惊恐发作。颞叶癫痫发作和惊恐发作的症状有相当大的重叠，这使得诊断极具挑战性。颞叶癫痫发作可表现为强烈恐惧和自主神经症状，这些症状在惊恐障碍中也可见到。这导致诊断和治疗的延迟。我们报告了一例有趣的病例，一名年轻女性被诊断为右侧颞叶癫痫发作，症状提示为惊恐发作。
