The authors present the cases of three patients in whom panic attacks
and epilepsy appeared together. These cases illustrate various possible
relationships between panic attacks and epilepsy. These relationships
include panic attacks representing the aura of a complex partial seizure,
panic attacks representing a manifestation of interictal behavior change,
and panic attacks and seizure coexisting independently. The authors
conclude that exploration of the mechanisms operating in unusual cases like
these may provide a vehicle for clarifying the neurobiological basis of
anxiety.Abstract Teaser