Journal article
Risk Factors for Survival in a University Hospital Population of Dogs with Epilepsy
BackgroundAlthough a common neurological disorder in dogs, long-term outcome of epilepsy is sparsely documented. ObjectivesTo investigate risk factors for survival and duration of survival in a population of dogs with idiopathic epilepsy or epilepsy associated with a known intracranial cause. AnimalsOne hundred and two client owned dogs; 78 dogs with idiopathic epilepsy and 24 dogs with epilepsy associated with a known intracranial cause.
MethodsA retrospective hospital based study with follow-up. Dogs diagnosed with epilepsy between 2002 and 2008 were enrolled in the study. Owners were interviewed by telephone using a structured questionnaire addressing epilepsy status, treatment, death/alive, and cause of death. ResultsMedian life span was 7.6years, 9.2years, and 5.8years for all dogs, and dogs with idiopathic epilepsy or dogs with epilepsy associated with a known intracranial cause (P
Language: | English |
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Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons Inc. |
Year: | 2014 |
Pages: | 1782-1788 |
ISSN: | 19391676 and 08916640 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.1111/jvim.12443 |
ORCIDs: | Toft, Nils and 0000-0003-0636-449X |