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February 12, 2026Healthcare1 citationsOpen Access

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Presenting as Panic Attacks: Case Report

Temporal Lobe Epilepsy Masquerading as Panic Attacks: A Case Report

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SCSamuel Cholette-TétraultPLPhilippe LeclercTBThomas Barabé-Tremblay

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Overview

Case report reveals misdiagnosis of temporal lobe epilepsy in a patient with panic disorder, suggesting improved treatment approaches.

Key Points

  • This report aims to highlight the overlap between temporal lobe epilepsy and panic disorder, emphasizing accurate diagnosis.
  • Presented a clinical case of a 46-year-old woman with a history of generalized epilepsy and major depressive disorder.
  • Utilized video-EEG monitoring to identify seizure activity during hospitalization.
  • Transitioned medications to better target focal seizures rather than generalized epilepsy.
  • The patient showed a decrease in the magnitude and frequency of panic symptoms after appropriate medication adjustment.
  • Identified temporal lobe epilepsy previously misdiagnosed as panic disorder, leading to improved clinical outcomes.

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Cholette-Tétrault et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698d6e925be6419ac0d54653https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare14040445
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