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ArticleJournal of veterinary internal medicine

Electroencephalographic evaluation under standing sedation using sublingual detomidine hydrochloride in Egyptian Arabian foals for investigation of epilepsy.

Tatiana Vinardell, Sami Elestwani, Camilla Jamieson, Ejaz Karim, Matthew Robin, Sarah Glynn, Ruba Benini, Monica Aleman

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Tatiana VinardellEquine Veterinary Medical Center, Member of Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4902-6725
Sami ElestwaniDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Camilla JamiesonCollege of Veterinary Medicine, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA.
Ejaz KarimDivision of Pediatric Neurology, Sidra Medicine, Doha, Qatar.
Matthew RobinEquine Veterinary Medical Center, Member of Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Sarah GlynnEquine Veterinary Medical Center, Member of Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Ruba BeniniEquine Veterinary Medical Center, Member of Qatar Foundation, Doha, Qatar.
Monica AlemanDepartment of Medicine and Epidemiology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, Davis, California, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5811-9520
Equine Veterinary Medical Center · QAQatar Airways (Qatar) · QAPurdue University West Lafayette · USUniversity of California, Davis · US

Funding

Equine Veterinary Medical Center-Member of Qatar Foundation RG22_TV1Sidra MedicineUniversity of California, Department of Medicine and Epidemiology V435AM2
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundA standardized protocol for electroencephalography (EEG) under standing sedation for the investigation of epilepsy in foals is needed. HYPOTHESIS/

objectivesTo evaluate a modified standardized EEG protocol under standing sedation using sublingual detomidine hydrochloride in Egyptian Arabian foals. ANIMALS: Nineteen foals (controls, 9; juvenile idiopathic epilepsy [JIE], 10).

methodsDescriptive clinical study. Foals were classified as controls or epileptic based on history or witnessed seizures and neurological examination. Foals were sedated using sublingual detomidine hydrochloride at a dosage of 0.08 mg/kg to avoid stress associated with injectable sedation. Once foals appeared sedated with their heads low to the ground and with wide base stance (30 minutes), topical lidocaine hydrochloride was applied at the determined locations of EEG electrodes. Fifteen minutes were allowed for absorption and electrodes were placed, protected, and EEG recording performed.

resultsLevel of sedation was considered excellent with no need of redosing. The EEG recording lasted from 27 to 51 minutes and provided interpretable data. Epileptic discharges (ED) were noted predominantly in the central-parietal region in 9 of 10 epileptic foals. Photic stimulation triggered ED in 7 of 10 epileptic foals and in none of the controls. Foals were not oversedated and recovered uneventfully. CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE: Sublingual detomidine hydrochloride is a safe, painless, simple, and effective method of sedation for EEG recording in foals. Sublingual sedation allowed the investigation of cerebral electrical activity during states of sleep and arousal, and during photic stimulation for the investigation of epilepsy in foals.

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EpilepsyHorse DiseasesAnimalsEgyptElectroencephalographyHorsesImidazolesdetomidineImidazoleselectroencephalogramepilepsyparoxysmalphoticsedationseizures

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PMID37029498
PMCPMC10229339
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