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Panic and agoraphobia associated with a cerebral arteriovenous malformation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 June 2014

Christopher B Kelly  and
Stephen J Cooper
Christopher B Kelly
Affiliation:
Route, Hospital, 8 Coleraine Road, Ballymoney, Co. Antrim, BT53 6BU, Northern Ireland
Stephen J Cooper
Affiliation:
Dept of Mental Health, Whitla Medical Building, The Queen's University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, Northern Ireland
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Abstract

A patient with epilepsy developed panic and agoraphobia. A large right temporo-parietal, arteriovenous malformation was detected. The relationship between these disorders is discussed.

Keywords

Panic disorderEpilepsyTemporal lobeArterio-venous malformation
Type
Clinical & Brief Reports
Information
Irish Journal of Psychological Medicine , Volume 10 , Issue 2 , June 1993 , pp. 94 - 96
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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