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Review
. 2018 Jan;48(1):31-43.
doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.08.011. Epub 2017 Oct 14.

Feline Epilepsy

Heidi Barnes Heller  1
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Review

Feline Epilepsy

Heidi Barnes Heller. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2018 Jan.

Erratum in

  • Erratum.
    [No authors listed] [No authors listed] Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2018 Mar;48(2):ix. doi: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2017.12.013. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2018. PMID: 29412861 No abstract available.

Abstract

Seizures occur commonly in cats and can be classified as idiopathic epilepsy, structural epilepsy, or reactive seizures. Pursuit of a diagnosis may include a complete blood count, serum biochemistry, brain MRI, and cerebrospinal fluid analysis as indicated. Antiepileptic drugs should be considered if a cat is having frequent seizures, or any 1 seizure longer than 5 minutes. Phenobarbital is often the drug of choice; however, levetiracetam may be more useful for certain types of epilepsy in cats. Long-term prognosis depends on the underlying diagnosis and response to therapy.

Keywords: Epilepsy; Feline seizures; Levetiracetam; Phenobarbital.

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