Canine Epilepsy & Seizures (eBook)

Causes and Treatments

James Belan (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
260 Seiten
Xlibris Us (Verlag)
978-1-9845-5046-0 (ISBN)

Infos

Seizures are one of the most common neurological conditions in dogs. The scientific term for seizure is “ictus.” A seizure may also be called a convulsion, attack, or fit and is a temporary involuntary disturbance of normal brain function that is usually accompanied by uncontrollable muscle activity. They occur when too much electrical activity is going on in the outer layers of a dog’s brain called the cortex, which is responsible for thought, memory, sensation, and movement. Seizures are the result of muscle responses to an abnormal nerve-signal burst from the brain. They are symptoms of an underlying neurological dysfunction. Toxic substances and metabolic or electrolyte abnormalities and/or imbalances cause an uncoordinated firing of neurons in the cerebrum of the brain, creating seizures from mild petit mals to severe grand mals.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 30.8.2018
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Veterinärmedizin
• Schlagworte: CANINE EPILEPSY & SEIZURES • CANINE EPILYPSY & SEIZURES • Causes and Treatments • JAMES BELAN
• ISBN-10: 1-9845-5046-2 / 1984550462
• ISBN-13: 978-1-9845-5046-0 / 9781984550460