Posted by SLS on May 11, 2000, at 16:53:55
In reply to thankyouthankyouthankyou (Re: S.P.-Epilepsy conn.), posted by SD on May 8, 2000, at 16:20:14
> ... Paroxysmal anxiety and panic attacks occur as episodes representing an ictal event. Chronic states of depression or anxiety occur interictally.
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> BTW what do ictal and interictal mean?
The word "ictal" refers to the seizure event. "Interictal" refers to the period between ictal events.So, what have you come up with?
Your thoughts as to whether the efficacy of Neurontin in the treatment of social anxiety disorders indicates that there may be some overlap with the epilepsy-induced anxiety are very interesting. I think they deserve a good look at. I don't doubt that the temporal lobe(s) are involved in both scenarios.
- Scott
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