Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Absence seizures with twitching in an 8-month Chihuahua
By Poma, Roberto et al.·Published in Epileptic disorders : international epilepsy journal with videotape·2010·Ontario Veterinary College, Canada·View original on PubMed →
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Original publication title: Absence seizures with myoclonic features in a juvenile Chihuahua dog.
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Plain-English summary
An eight-month-old Chihuahua was brought in for unusual behavior, including head and nose twitching that lasted one to two seconds and occurred multiple times a day. After monitoring the dog's brain activity, the vet found patterns similar to those seen in human epilepsy. The dog was diagnosed with absence seizures that had myoclonic features. Treatment options were discussed, and the dog is now being managed for these episodes.
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Abstract
Long-term video-EEG was recorded for an eight-month-old Chihuahua dog with recurrent episodes of altered behaviour associated with head and nose twitching. Each episode lasted one to two seconds, multiple times per day before treatment. Ictal EEG showed generalised bilaterally synchronous 4 Hz spike-and-wave complexes during the "absence-like" event, along with rhythmically correlated head and nose twitching. We present video documentation of such attacks and discuss their similarities to human epilepsy with myoclonic absences.
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Search related cases →Original publication on PubMed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20483714/