Panic Disorder: Is the PAG Involved?

Data from studies with humans have suggested that abnormalities of midbrain structures, including the periaqueductal gray matter (PAG), could be involved in the neurobiology of panic disorder (PD). The electrical stimulation of the PAG in neurosurgical patients induces panic-like symptoms and the ef...

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Main Authors: Cristina Marta Del-Ben, Frederico Guilherme Graeff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/108135