CLINICAL FEATURES AND ALTERATIONS IN THE REGIONAL CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW (RCBF) IN PATIENTS WITH PANIC DISORDER SUCCESSFULLY TREATED: ALTERAZIONI CLINICHE E DEL FLUSSO EMATICO REGIONALE CEREBRALE IN PAZIENTI CON DISTURBO DA ATTACCHI DI PANICO EFFICACEME

摘要

Regional Cerebral Blood Flow (rCBF) has been demonstrated to be a reliable index of cortical and subcortical activity. In the last decade 99~Tc-HMPAO SPECT has been widely used for the evaluation of rCBF in ppsychiatric patients. The aim of this study is to analyze eventual alterations in the rCBF of patients with Panic Disorder at time of diagnosis and after successful treatment with mirtazapine.