Abstract
Panic attacks followed sodium lactate infusions in one of seven patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder and 26 of 48 patients with panic disorder or agoraphobia with panic attacks. This suggests that lactate-induced panic is specific to the latter groups.
Publication types
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anxiety Disorders / chemically induced*
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Anxiety Disorders / diagnosis
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fear*
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Female
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Humans
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Infusions, Parenteral
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Lactates* / administration & dosage
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Lactic Acid
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Male
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / diagnosis
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / physiopathology*
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Panic*