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CAMPOS, J. Anormalidades Electroencefalográficas y Trastornos de Ansiedad: Posible Relación Etiológica. AVFT [online]. 2002, vol.21, n.2, pp.183-189. ISSN 0798-0264.

There are evidences about a possible association between anxiety disorders and electroencephalographic abnormalities, many of them epileptiforms. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of abnormalities in the electroencephalograms (EEG) of a group of 35 non-epileptic patients with anxiety disorders and to evaluate the implications in the treatment of those cases with abnormal EEG. EEG was carried out to all of them and a new treatment was indicated during 6 months. Results: 60% of patients had abnormal EEG, 81% of them were focal-temporal. A significant association between the therapeutic response, the abnormal EEG and the treatment with anticonvulsive drugs was observed. The above results point to the possibility that the electric abnormalities, in some groups of patients, are the cause of the anxiety disorders.

Palavras-chave : Anticonvulsant; Anxiety disorders; EEG.