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Record Nr.

UNINA9910627287803321

Autore

De Risio Luisa

Titolo

Canine and feline epilepsy : diagnosis and management / / Luisa De Risio, Simon Platt

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Wallingford, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

1-78924-385-8

1-78064-110-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (615 p.)

Disciplina

636.7/089853

Soggetti

Dogs - Diseases

Cats - Diseases

Epilepsy in animals

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; 1 Pathophysiology of Seizure Activity; 2 Pathophysiology of Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy; 3 Classification of Seizures and Epilepsies; 4 Reactive Seizures; 5 Structural Epilepsy; 6 Idiopathic Epilepsy and Genetics; 7 Epidemiology of Canine Seizures; 8 Epidemiology of Feline Seizures; 9 Mimics of Seizure Activity: Disorders Confused with Epilepsy; 10 Clinical and Diagnostic Investigation of the Seizure Patient; 11 Introduction to Electroencephalography; 12 Principles of Anti-epileptic Treatment; 13 Phenobarbital; 14 Bromide; 15 Zonisamide; 16 Levetiracetam

17 Gabapentin and Pregabalin18 Felbamate; 19 Topiramate; 20 The New Additions: Lacosamide, Brivaracetam and Rufinamide; 21 Benzodiazepines; 22 Imepitoin (Pexion®); 23 Pathophysiology and Management of Cluster Seizures; 24 Pathophysiology and Management of Status Epilepticus; 25 Novel and Adjunctive Treatments; Glossary of Pharmacological Terminology; Glossary; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; Z

Sommario/riassunto

Epilepsy is one of the most familiar chronic neurological diseases and is a common yet challenging presentation in veterinary surgeries. This



book covers seizure pathogenesis, classifications, diagnostic investigations, emergency treatments and longer term treatments, with a large section on pharmacological intervention. Filling a considerable gap in the veterinary literature, it includes tables and charts for quick reference during emergencies. Seizures can be very distressing to animals and owners, yet not all seizures are the result of epilepsy, a neurological condition. This book discusses