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This article provides an overview of canine epilepsy, including diagnosis, treatment for routine and refractory epilepsy, commonly used anticonvulsant drugs and their recommended starting doses, and a brief introduction to new medications and alternative therapies.
22 lut 2016 · What is drug‐resistant epilepsy? JVIM-30-477-s001.pdf (39K) GUID: E3E0999B-FDBB-46F3-96B7-0FE505D346E9. Abstract. This report represents a scientific and working clinical consensus statement on seizure management in dogs based on current literature and clinical expertise.
22 paź 2014 · Various antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are used for the management of canine idiopathic epilepsy (IE). Information on their clinical efficacy remains limited. A systematic review was designed to evaluate existing evidence for the effectiveness of AEDs for presumptive canine IE.
28 sie 2015 · In this consensus proposal, an overview is given on the aim of AED treatment, when to start long-term treatment in canine epilepsy and which veterinary AEDs are currently in use for dogs.
Anticonvulsants or antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are used to stop an ongoing seizure or to decrease the frequency or severity of anticipated future seizures. During a seizure episode or status epilepticus, the route of administration for AEDs is IV ( see Table: Drugs Used for Treatment of Status Epilepticus).
Anti-epileptic medications. Maintenance therapy. Generally speaking, phenobarbital and KBr are the medications of choice because they are: • licensed for canine use; • relatively safe; • effective; • relatively inexpensive; and • are a familiar drug seen in veterinary practice.
Monotherapy with one of the first choice antiepileptic drugs is successful in the majority of canine cases; however, some dogs with epilepsy that is difficult to control may require more than one standard antiepileptic drug.
