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[Anxiety disorders and epilepsy: not unknown, but sometimes unexpected. A case study]
A Maat1, H J van Vliet, J M L Henselmans
1Psychiatrische Consultatieve Dienst van het Zuwe Hofpoort Ziekenhuis, van het Regionaal Psychiatrisch Centrum Woerden. a.maat@altrecht.nl
Abstract:
Epileptic disorders can manifest themselves with symptoms of anxiety and panic. In clinical practice it is not always easy to achieve a correct diagnosis. The subject of this case study is an adult with symptoms of anxiety and panic who was referred to the mental health care service but who was diagnosed as having epilepsy when subjected to a supplementary examination. Psychological and in particular anxiety symptoms in epilepsy are discussed. The psychiatrist needs to consider the possibility of epilepsy in a patient presenting with anxiety symptoms.
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