This paper reports evidence for a possible "chromosome 13 syndrome," which includes panic disorder, kidney or bladder problems, serious headaches, thyroid problems (usually hypothyroid), and/or mitral valve prolapse (MVP). In the course of a genetic linkage study of panic disorder, we noted these me
Hoigne's syndrome, kindling, and panic disorder
โ Scribed by Aleksander Araszkiewicz; Janusz K. Rybakowski
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 52 KB
- Volume
- 4
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1091-4269
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โฆ Synopsis
A review of Hoigne's syndrome (HS) is presented, and 47 cases of putative procaine penicillin-induced HS are discussed within the context of kindling models of human psychopathology. Sixty percent of the individuals with HS in our retrospective study reported a lifetime history of panic disorder. The risk factors and causal relationships among repeated injection of procaine penicillin, HS, and anxiety disorders, particularly panic disorder, require further investigation.
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