The Evidence Behind the Treatment of Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy
Oral phenobarbital and imepitoin in particular, followed by potassium bromide and levetiracetam are likely to be effective for the treatment of canine idiopathic epilepsy. There is strong evidence supporting the use of oral phenobarbital and imepitoin as ‘first line’ medications. However, there rema...
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| description | Oral phenobarbital and imepitoin in particular, followed by potassium bromide and levetiracetam are likely to be effective for the treatment of canine idiopathic epilepsy. There is strong evidence supporting the use of oral phenobarbital and imepitoin as ‘first line’ medications. However, there remains a lack of evidence for targeted treatment for the various individual epileptic phenotypes and quite limited evidence on direct comparisons of the efficacy between various anti-epileptic drugs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-53f88a2bb02b4434a4bd1cf84267d9bd2022-12-22T00:01:38ZengRCVS KnowledgeVeterinary Evidence2396-97762016-02-011110.18849/ve.v1i1.916The Evidence Behind the Treatment of Canine Idiopathic EpilepsyMarios Charalambous0David Brodbelt1Holger Andreas Volk2UCL Institute of Neurology University College LondonRoyal Veterinary CollegeRoyal Veterinary CollegeOral phenobarbital and imepitoin in particular, followed by potassium bromide and levetiracetam are likely to be effective for the treatment of canine idiopathic epilepsy. There is strong evidence supporting the use of oral phenobarbital and imepitoin as ‘first line’ medications. However, there remains a lack of evidence for targeted treatment for the various individual epileptic phenotypes and quite limited evidence on direct comparisons of the efficacy between various anti-epileptic drugs.https://veterinaryevidence.org/index.php/ve/article/view/9idiopathic epilepsydogtreatment |
| spellingShingle | Marios Charalambous David Brodbelt Holger Andreas Volk The Evidence Behind the Treatment of Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy Veterinary Evidence idiopathic epilepsy dog treatment |
| title | The Evidence Behind the Treatment of Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy |
| title_full | The Evidence Behind the Treatment of Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy |
| title_fullStr | The Evidence Behind the Treatment of Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy |
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| title_short | The Evidence Behind the Treatment of Canine Idiopathic Epilepsy |
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| topic | idiopathic epilepsy dog treatment |
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