Nocturnal panic attacks

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Fabiana L. Lopes²  Antonio E. Nardi²  Isabella Nascimento²  Alexandre M. Valença²  Walter A Zin¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Institute of Psychiatry Laboratory of Panic & RespirationRio de Janeiro RJ ,Brazil

关键词: sleep panic attack;    respiration;    ventilation;    carbon dioxide;    nortriptyline;    ataque de pânico no sono;    respiração;    ventilação;    dióxido de carbono;    nortriptilina;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2002000500006

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

The panic-respiration connection has been presented with increasing evidences in the literature. We report three panic disorder patients with nocturnal panic attacks with prominent respiratory symptoms, the overlapping of the symptoms with the sleep apnea syndrome and a change of the diurnal panic attacks, from spontaneous to situational pattern. The implication of these findings and awareness to the distinct core of the nocturnal panic attacks symptoms may help to differentiate them from sleep disorders and the search for specific treatment.

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