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Estimation of the prevalence of idiopathic epilepsy and structural epilepsy in a general population of 900 dogs undergoing MRI for epileptic seizures

Hall, R; Labruyere, J; Volk, H A; Cardy, T J

Authors

R Hall

J Labruyere

H A Volk

T J Cardy



Abstract

Due to variation in study designs the prevalence of idiopathic epilepsy (IE) and structural epilepsy (SE) in dogs is largely unknown. The objective was to provide estimates of the prevalence of IE and SE in a large population of dogs undergoing MRI for epileptic seizures. A retrospective study on 900 dogs undergoing MRI for seizures was performed. MRI scans, summary clinical history and neurological examination from the VetCT database were reviewed and a diagnosis assigned by board-certified radiologists. Structural lesions were identified as a cause of seizures in 45.1 per cent (n=406) of cases. No structural lesions were identified in 54.9 per cent (n=494) of cases with presumed IE diagnosed in 53.8 per cent (n=484) of dogs. Dogs between six months and six years were more often associated with IE (P

Citation

Hall, R., Labruyere, J., Volk, H. A., & Cardy, T. J. (2020). Estimation of the prevalence of idiopathic epilepsy and structural epilepsy in a general population of 900 dogs undergoing MRI for epileptic seizures. Veterinary Record, https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105647

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Mar 29, 2020
Publication Date Apr 17, 2020
Deposit Date Apr 23, 2020
Journal Veterinary Record
Print ISSN 0042-4900
Publisher BMJ Publishing Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1136/vr.105647
Public URL https://rvc-repository.worktribe.com/output/1377697

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