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History A 12-year-old male entire Maltese crossbreed without previous history of seizures was presented for cluster seizures lasting from 5 to 9 minutes 3 days prior to referral. The dog had no known trauma or exposure to toxins. On the second
Seizures are a common reason for referral to a veterinary specialist, 1,2 and underlying causes, including idiopathic epilepsy, hippocampal necrosis, infectious meningoencephalitis, noninfectious meningoencephalitis, cerebrovascular disease, and
Epileptic seizures can occur as reactive seizures secondary to metabolic or toxic conditions, symptomatic seizures caused by structural brain disease, or seizures with no identifiable cause (idiopathic epilepsy). Commonly reported causes of
In veterinary patients with head trauma, the potential for development of seizures is an important concern. Seizures following head trauma have been well described in human patients. 1,2 Presently, there are no studies examining the link between
Seizures develop in 6% to 20% of humans with TBI. 1,2 Epileptogenesis can be induced via damage to vulnerable regions of the brain (eg, the hippocampus), intracerebral hemorrhage, or cerebrocortical damage. 3–5 The severity of brain lesions is
Seizures are the most common neurologic disorder in dogs, with reported estimates of seizure incidence in the general dog population ranging from 0.5% to 5.7%. 1,2 Although many causes of seizures have been identified, 3,4,5 there has been
A seizure is an electrical event that is defined by the International League Against Epilepsy as a transient occurrence of signs caused by abnormal excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain. 1 The signs of the abnormal electrical
Seizures are typically unpredictable and unprovoked. In humans, provoked seizures that occur in response to specific sensory stimuli have been termed reflex seizures, sensory-evoked epileptic seizures, stimulus-triggered seizures, provoked
with myelography in animals include deterioration of the patient's neurologic status, penetration of the cervical spinal cord or brainstem, injection of the contrast agent into the spinal cord, vomiting, apnea, asystole, focal or generalized seizures
Seizure disorders are the most common neurologic conditions encountered in dogs and cats. 1–5 However, a consensus has not been reached on the most appropriate classification system for seizures in veterinary patients. Several classification
