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ArticleNeurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia)2017

Severe intermittent anxiety attacks. A diagnosis challenge in temporal lobe epilepsy.

Abdulaziz T Alshomrani, Radwan M Zaidan, Yosef T Abdulmalik, Nader M Alrahili

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Article in Neurosciences (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Abdulaziz T AlshomraniDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, College of Medicine, Al Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: azsham@hotmail.com.
Radwan M Zaidan
Yosef T Abdulmalik
Nader M Alrahili
Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University · SAKing Saud University · SA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Psychiatric symptoms are frequently reported with epilepsy. Anxiety symptoms are the most common psychiatric expressions of temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE). Longer duration of the epileptic manifestation can be mistaken for psychiatric diseases, particularly when psychiatric symptoms are the only manifestations of the disorder. Here we introduce a case of a 27-year-old Saudi man presented to our clinic with a history of sudden and severe anxiety attacks over the prior 2 years, each lasting for 2-3 days. The attacks recurred monthly without clear triggers, and he recovered his normal clinical state between them. His condition worsened with antidepressants and improved with antiepileptic. Later follow ups and work ups supported the diagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy. Diagnosis after such presentation may be challenging and we tried, in this case, to enhance awareness of such an unusual presentation.

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AdultAnticonvulsantsAnxietyDiagnosis, DifferentialEpilepsy, Temporal LobeHumansMaleAnticonvulsants

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PMID28064331
PMCPMC5726838
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