Panic disorder (PD) is a fairly common anxiety disorder. According to
the Epidemiologic Catchment Area (EGA) study, PD affects around 2% of
the adult population.(1) Furthermore, 7%-9% of the adult population ha
ve recurrent attacks without meeting the frequency criterion, and 1%-1
.5% have had at least one attack in the previous 6 months.(2) Complex
partial seizures (CPS) are the most common form of seizures. Both enti
ties may share a complex relationship as evidenced by overlapping symp
toms, comorbidity, and possible underlying limbic dysfunction.(3-6) PD
may be misdiagnosed as CPS and vice versa. Both entities can also coe
xist with each other.(7) This article illustrates this clinical diffic
ulty with three scenarios and their corresponding original vignettes.