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A Selective Pattern of Neuropsychological Dysfunction in Patients With Panic Disorder-Agoraphobia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 November 2014

Cristina Toni,
Stefano Cappa,
Giulio Perugi,
Maura Boldrini,
Franco Frare,
Simone Pedri,
Pierpaolo Medda and
Giovanni B. Cassano
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Abstract

The neuropsychological performance of 19 unmedicated patients with panic disorder (PD) was compared with 15 age- and education-matched control subjects. The test results indicate a selective pattern of neuropsychological dysfunctions in patients with PD, suggestive of an involvement of the right frontal and temporoparietal brain areas.

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CNS Spectrums , Volume 2 , Issue 9: Reflections on the Future of Neuroscience , October 1997, pp. 64 - 67
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1997

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