Canine and feline epilepsy : diagnosis and management /

• Main Authors: De Risio, Luisa, (Author), Platt, Simon R., (Author)
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI, 2014.
• Subjects: Dogs > Diseases.; Cats > Diseases.; Epilepsy in animals.; Dog Diseases.; Epilepsy > veterinary.; Cat Diseases.; Pets and Companion Animals.; Non-communicable Diseases and Injuries of Animals.; Veterinary Pharmacology and Anaesthesiology, (New March 2000); Animal Surgery and Non-drug Therapy, (New March 2000); Diagnosis of Animal Diseases, (New March 2000); Adverse effects.; Aetiology.; Anticonvulsant properties.; Anticonvulsants.; Benzodiazepines.; Brain.; Bromide.; Classification.; Diagnosis.; Diagnostic techniques.; Differential diagnosis.; Dosage.; Efficacy.; Electroencephalography.; Emergencies.; Epidemiological surveys.; Epidemiology.; Epilepsy.; Neoplasms.; Nervous system diseases.; Neurology.; Neurophysiology.; Pharmacodynamics.; Pharmacokinetics.; Pharmacology.; Phenobarbital.; Physiopathology.; Seizures.; Surgery.; Therapy.
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The authors of this 591-paged book collaborated in order to provide information on multiple aspects of canine and feline seizures and epilepsy such as pathophysiology, classification, aetiologies and differential diagnoses, epidemiology, diagnostic investigations and emergency and maintenance treatm...

Table of Contents:

• Pathophysiology of Seizure Activity / Simon Platt
• Pathophysiology of Pharmacoresistant Epilepsy / Holger A. Volk
• Classification of Seizures and Epilepsies / Luisa De Risio
• Reactive Seizures / Luisa De Risio
• Structural Epilepsy / Luisa De Risio
• Idiopathic Epilepsy and Genetics / Simon Platt and Luisa De Risio
• Epidemiology of Canine Seizures / Simon Platt
• Epidemiology of Feline Seizures / Luisa De Risio
• Mimics of Seizure Activity : Disorders Confused with Epilepsy / Simon Platt
• Clinical and Diagnostic Investigation of the Seizure Patient / Luisa De Risio
• Introduction to Electroencephalography / Fiona James
• Principles of Anti-epileptic Treatment / Luisa De Risio
• Phenobarbital / Luisa De Risio
• Bromide / Luisa De Risio
• Zonisamide / Luisa De Risio
• Levetiracetam / Luisa De Risio
• Gabapentin and Pregabalin / Luisa De Risio
• Felbamate / Simon Platt
• Topiramate / Simon Platt
• The New Additions : Lacosamide, Brivaracetam and Rufinamide / Simon Platt
• Benzodiazepines / Simon Platt
• Imepitoin (Pexion) / Luisa De Risio
• Pathophysiology and Management of Cluster Seizures / Simon Platt
• Pathophysiology and Management of Status Epilepticus / Simon Platt
• Novel and Adjunctive Treatments / Simon Platt.