ArticleJournal of feline medicine and surgery2018
Recurrent seizures in cats: Diagnostic approach - when is it idiopathic epilepsy?
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- Feline neurological disease in a veterinary referral hospital in the UK: clinical diagnosis, neuroanatomical localisation and VITAMIN D-based aetiological distribution.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- Clinical and Diagnostic Features of Feline Epilepsy: Distribution of Seizure Types and Associated Factors.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Presumed Stroke in a Cat-A Case Report.Veterinary sciences · 2025Article
- Once-a-day oral treatment with phenobarbital in cats with presumptive idiopathic epilepsy.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2023Article
- Epilepsy in British Shorthair cats in Sweden.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- Evaluation of the effect of phenobarbital administration on the biochemistry profile, with a focus on serum liver values, in epileptic cats.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2022Article
- Feline temporal lobe epilepsy: seven cases of hippocampal and piriform lobe necrosis in England and literature review.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2022Review
- Epidemiology of recurrent seizure disorders and epilepsy in cats under primary veterinary care in the United Kingdom.Journal of veterinary internal medicine · 2020Article
- Ganglioglioma of the Right Cerebrothalamus in a 7-Year-Old Quarter Horse Cross Gelding.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2019Article
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Abstract
Practical relevance: Seizures are one of the most common neurologic problems recognized in cats, affecting approximately 1-3% of the general population. Treatment options and prognosis are closely related to the underlying cause, so it is important that veterinarians are familiar with the diagnostic approach to cats with seizures and options for medical management. Series outline: This is the first of a two-part article series that reviews the diagnosis and treatment of seizures in cats. Part 1 outlines the classification and terminology used to describe epilepsy and epileptic seizures in cats, and discusses some of the most common and unique causes of recurrent seizures in cats. The diagnostic approach to cats with recurrent seizures is addressed, as are criteria for the diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy. AUDIENCE: This review of recurrent seizures in cats is intended for all veterinarians who are facing the challenges of seizure diagnosis and management in the feline patient. Evidence base: Recommendations for diagnosis and management of feline seizure disorders have historically been extrapolated from the canine and human literature. The information and guidance provided in this two-part series is based on a review of the recent published literature addressing seizure disorders and antiepileptic treatment in cats, as well as the authors' clinical experience.
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