Nocturnal and daytime panic attacks—comparison of sleep architecture, heart rate variability, and response to sodium lactate challenge

• Published in: Biological psychiatry (1969) Vol. 45; no. 10; pp. 1313 - 1320
• Main Authors: Sloan, Eileen P, Natarajan, Madhu, Baker, Brian, Dorian, Paul, Mironov, Dmitry, Barr, Aiella, Newman, David M, Shapiro, Colin M
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 15.05.1999; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adult; Adult and adolescent clinical studies; Anxiety disorders. Neuroses; autonomic regulation; Biological and medical sciences; Circadian Rhythm - physiology; Heart Rate - physiology; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Medical sciences; Panic; Panic disorder; Panic Disorder - chemically induced; Panic Disorder - diagnosis; Panic Disorder - physiopathology; Polysomnography; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Psychopathology. Psychiatry; sleep; Sleep - physiology; Sleep Wake Disorders - diagnosis; Sleep Wake Disorders - physiopathology; sodium lactate; Sodium Lactate - administration & dosage; sleep; sodium lactate; Panic; autonomic regulation; Human; Heart rate; Vigilance; Sleep stage; Sleep; Induction; Autonomic nervous system; Anxiety disorder; Hemodynamics; Day; Comparative study

Background: The purpose of this study was to determine if nocturnal panic patients have greater autonomic dysregulation than patients with daytime panic. Methods: Three groups were studied: patients who suffer from panic attacks during sleep (n = 12), those who suffer from daytime panic attacks only...