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

• Autore: De Risio Luisa
• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, England ; ; Boston, Massachusetts : , : CABI, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (615 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.7/089853
• Soggetto topico: Dogs - Diseases; Cats - Diseases; Epilepsy in animals
• Persona (resp. second.): PlattSimon R.
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Canine and feline epilepsy
• ISBN: 1-78924-385-8; 1-78064-110-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910627287803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II