Panic attacks during MR imaging: treatment with i.v. diazepam. Export

@article{citeulike:637630, abstract = {This study includes 3000 patients undergoing MR imaging, all of them conscious, with no history of alcoholism, drug addiction, heart disease, or schizophrenia. During the course of the MR study, panic attacks occurred in 46 subjects, which prevented continuation of the examination. An IV bolus injection of diazepam was administered, which enabled completion of the examination in all 46 cases. The expected effects of a high blood level of diazepam, such as somnolence, slow reactions, overrelaxation, and inhibition of breathing, were not observed. The panic attacks disappeared rapidly after the injection. The patients agreed to a repeat MR examination under similar conditions, if necessary.}, address = {Department of Radiology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, Israel.}, author = {Avrahami, E.}, citeulike-article-id = {637630}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2114778}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=2114778}, comment = {These are important data for the risk paper, but the target outcome is too narrow for aggregation. In other words, other patients among the 3000 may also have requested scan termination without showing panic symptoms. AT LEAST 1.5\% of the 3000 quit due to distress.}, issn = {0195-6108}, journal = {AJNR Am J Neuroradiol}, keywords = {claustrophobia, fear, hardcopy, mri, neuroethicsnet, panic, refusalstats, riskpaper}, number = {4}, pages = {833--835}, posted-at = {2006-05-17 00:03:09}, priority = {0}, title = {Panic attacks during MR imaging: treatment with i.v. diazepam.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2114778}, volume = {11}, year = {1990} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:637630 L3 - citeulike-article-id:637630 N2 - This study includes 3000 patients undergoing MR imaging, all of them conscious, with no history of alcoholism, drug addiction, heart disease, or schizophrenia. During the course of the MR study, panic attacks occurred in 46 subjects, which prevented continuation of the examination. An IV bolus injection of diazepam was administered, which enabled completion of the examination in all 46 cases. The expected effects of a high blood level of diazepam, such as somnolence, slow reactions, overrelaxation, and inhibition of breathing, were not observed. The panic attacks disappeared rapidly after the injection. The patients agreed to a repeat MR examination under similar conditions, if necessary. IS - 4 JF - AJNR Am J Neuroradiol SN - 0195-6108 AD - Department of Radiology, Tel-Aviv Medical Center, Ichilov Hospital, Israel. EP - 835 TI - Panic attacks during MR imaging: treatment with i.v. diazepam. VL - 11 SP - 833 KW - claustrophobia KW - fear KW - hardcopy KW - mri KW - neuroethicsnet KW - panic KW - refusalstats KW - riskpaper N1 - These are important data for the risk paper, but the target outcome is too narrow for aggregation. In other words, other patients among the 3000 may also have requested scan termination without showing panic symptoms. AT LEAST 1.5% of the 3000 quit due to distress. AU - Avrahami, E PY - 1990///g UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2114778 ER -