FabianaLNascimentoIsabellaValençaAlexandreMVersianiMfircioEBSCO_AspCanadian Journal of PsychiatryLopes FL, Nascimento I, Valenca AM, Versiani M, Nardi AE. Respiratory symptoms in nocturnal panic attacks. Can J Psychiatry 2002; 47: 684-5.
In addition to insomnia complaints, restless legs symptoms and parasomnias were reported more often. Patients with nocturnal panic attacks reported lower sleep quality than the other patients, a finding that was not influenced by course or duration of the panic disorder. Conclusions We suggest that ...
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The symptoms consist of changes in the content of consciousness that reduce the patient's ability to interact with the surroundings. They can occur with only a change in consciousness or can include automatisms. For example, lip smacking is a common automatism. Patients with complex partial ...
“wet dreams”) can likewise be frightened when these natural processes begin. Some boys think that the nocturnal fluids mean they may have a cancer or some other serious disease. If they have already learned to masturbate, they may fear that the nocturnal emissions are symptoms of a malady ...
PANIC attacksSYMPTOMSSPASM treatmentCHILD psychiatryDIFFERENTIAL diagnosisTHERAPEUTICSNocturnal panic attack is characterized by sudden awakening from sleep followed by the classical symptoms of panic disorder. Although it occurs nearly in half of adult panic disorder cases, little is known ab...
Analysis of sleep quality and disorder-related symptoms; Importance of heightened cardiac sympathetic activity and autonomic dysregulation during sleep in the etiology of nocturnal panic attacks; Symptoms associated with different parasomnias.Schredl
The aim of this study is to analyze polysomnographic (PSG) parameter changes and clinical concomitant symptoms of patietns with NPA, to explore the characteristics of sleep, in order to provide better diagnosis, differential diagnosis and treatment for these patients. Methods The features of ...
Panic disorder patients with nocturnal panic attacks were found to avoid sleeping, or going to bed alone. Conclusions: Panic disorder cases with nocturnal panic attacks had more severe symptoms. From here, it can be concluded that it might be a subtype of panic disorder....
In addition to insomnia complaints, restless legs symptoms and parasomnias were reported more often. Patients with nocturnal panic attacks reported lower sleep quality than the other patients, a finding that was not influenced by course or duration of the panic disorder. Conclusions We suggest that ...