Canine and Feline Epilepsy

Diagnosis and Management

Luisa De Risio, Simon Platt (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

600 Seiten

2014
CABI Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-78064-109-6 (ISBN)

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This book covers seizure pathogenesis, classifications, diagnostic investigations, emergency and long term treatments, and pharmacological intervention. It includes tables and charts for quick reference, a colour illustration section (with extra colour images in the eBook) and provides case studies to illustrate different occurrences of epilepsy.

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 how to distinguish between epileptic and non-neurological seizures, and provides case studies to illustrate different occurrences of epilepsy.

Luisa De Risio is at the Centre for Small Animal Studies, Animal Health Trust, Newmarket, UK. Simon Platt is at the University of Georgia.

a: 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 Pregabalin 18: 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 b: Glossary of Pharmacological Terminology c: Glossary

Erscheint lt. Verlag	23.9.2014
Co-Autor	Fiona James, Holger Volk
Verlagsort	Wallingford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	172 x 244 mm
Gewicht	1506 g
Themenwelt	Veterinärmedizin ► Kleintier
ISBN-10	1-78064-109-5 / 1780641095
ISBN-13	978-1-78064-109-6 / 9781780641096
Zustand	Neuware