Idiopatisk epilepsi : en fallstudie
Epilepsy is a common neurological condition in dogs, being a common reason for death in the statistics from the insurance company Agria in Sweden. Among the different types of epilepsy, idiopathic epilepsy (IE) is the most common and is characterized by the fact that a veterinary examination does...
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| author | Påhlsson, Emma |
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| description | Epilepsy is a common neurological condition in dogs, being a common reason for
death in the statistics from the insurance company Agria in Sweden. Among the
different types of epilepsy, idiopathic epilepsy (IE) is the most common and is
characterized by the fact that a veterinary examination does not reveal a cause for
the seizures. This study has been conducted through studies of medical records
and interviews with dog owners. From a total number of 103 dogs that were
neurologically examined for seizures, 42 dogs met the inclusion criteria, being
classified as having idiopathic epilepsy. When the study was performed, 28 dogs
had died, while 14 were still alive. The dogs were of 26 different breeds, of
predominantly large breeds. The first seizure occurred at a mean age of 4 years,
with a range from 2 months to 12 years of age. The average time between onset of
seizures and death was 2,5 years for those that had died prior to the time of this
study. In 64% of the total of 28 cases, death was directly related to epilepsy. The
mean survival time as regarding all subjects was 4 years from the time of the
initial seizure. The mean total lifespan, birth to death/contact, was 8 years, with a
range from 1 to 18 years. |
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| institution | Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences |
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| publishDate | 2007 |
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| spelling | RepoSLU116872017-11-23T13:46:32Z Idiopatisk epilepsi : en fallstudie Påhlsson, Emma epilepsi idiopatisk epilepsi överlevnadstid Epilepsy is a common neurological condition in dogs, being a common reason for death in the statistics from the insurance company Agria in Sweden. Among the different types of epilepsy, idiopathic epilepsy (IE) is the most common and is characterized by the fact that a veterinary examination does not reveal a cause for the seizures. This study has been conducted through studies of medical records and interviews with dog owners. From a total number of 103 dogs that were neurologically examined for seizures, 42 dogs met the inclusion criteria, being classified as having idiopathic epilepsy. When the study was performed, 28 dogs had died, while 14 were still alive. The dogs were of 26 different breeds, of predominantly large breeds. The first seizure occurred at a mean age of 4 years, with a range from 2 months to 12 years of age. The average time between onset of seizures and death was 2,5 years for those that had died prior to the time of this study. In 64% of the total of 28 cases, death was directly related to epilepsy. The mean survival time as regarding all subjects was 4 years from the time of the initial seizure. The mean total lifespan, birth to death/contact, was 8 years, with a range from 1 to 18 years. Epileptiska anfall är ett vanligt neurologiskt tillstånd hos hund och epilepsi är en vanlig dödsorsak i Sverige enligt försäkringsbolaget Agrias statistik. Idiopatisk epilepsi (IE) är den vanligaste epilepsitypen och karaktäriseras av att man vid veterinärundersökning ej hittar några bakomliggande orsaker till patientens epileptiska anfall. Denna fallstudie har utförts genom journalstudier och djurägarintervjuer, och har utgått från 103 hundar som genomgått neurologisk undersökning på grund av epileptiska anfall. Fyrtiotvå av dessa uppfyllde inklusionskriterierna och klassificerades som idiopatiska epileptiker. Dessa hundar var fördelade på 26 olika raser av huvudsakligen stora rastyper. Vid studiens genomförande var 28 av hundarna döda medan 14 fortfarande var i livet. Debutåldern var i genomsnitt 4 år, med en variation på 2 månader till 12 år. Den genomsnittliga överlevnadstiden efter debut var 2,5 år för de hundar som var döda. Räknat på hela materialet fås en genomsnittlig sjukdomstid på 4 år. Avlivningsorsaker var hos 64% av de totalt 28 döda djuren direkt relaterat till epilepsin. Den totala livslängden var i snitt 8 år med en variation på 1 till 18 år. SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences (until 231231) 2007 L3 swe eng https://stud.epsilon.slu.se/11687/ |
| spellingShingle | epilepsi idiopatisk epilepsi överlevnadstid Påhlsson, Emma Idiopatisk epilepsi : en fallstudie |
| title | Idiopatisk epilepsi : en fallstudie |
| title_full | Idiopatisk epilepsi : en fallstudie |
| title_fullStr | Idiopatisk epilepsi : en fallstudie |
| title_full_unstemmed | Idiopatisk epilepsi : en fallstudie |
| title_short | Idiopatisk epilepsi : en fallstudie |
| title_sort | idiopatisk epilepsi : en fallstudie |
| topic | epilepsi idiopatisk epilepsi överlevnadstid |