Yolanda Paim Arruda Trevisan, Maria Sabrina de Freitas, Maria Natalia de Freitas, Jaqueline Konrad, Juliano Bortolini, Ana Carolina Schipiura, Ana Flávia Borges de Freitas, Sarah Szimanski Pazzini, Arleana do Bom Parto Ferreira de Almeida, Valéria Régia Franco Sousa
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (IE) experience a shortened lifespan, neurobehavioral changes, and an increased risk of comorbidities during the interictal period. There have been several reports of sudden death in humans with epilepsy, suggesting changes in cardiac rhythm secondary to seizures. In veterinary medicine, there are still no such conclusive studies. The present study aimed to evaluate blood pressure values, electrocardiographic findings, and laboratory parameters in dogs with IE treated with phenobarbital and to correlate these findings with possible cardiac alterations...
February 2024: Veterinary World