ArticleFrontiers in veterinary science2026
A multicenter retrospective analysis of canine idiopathic epilepsy in China.
Article in Frontiers in veterinary science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
0 citing papers in PubMed.
No citing paper in PubMed yet.
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
7 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Objective: Canine idiopathic epilepsy (IE) is one of the most common neurological diseases in veterinary medicine, with no comprehensive study in China. This study collected IE cases from five large referral pet hospitals and conducted a multicenter retrospective analysis in order to supplement the clinical data of canine IE in China, clarify the predisposing factors, diagnostic and therapeutic characteristics of canine IE in the China, and provide regional clinical data for cross-country comparison of canine epilepsy diagnosis and treatment. Methods: Canine patients diagnosed with epilepsy from five pet hospitals in China between 2019 and 2023 were collected. IE cases were diagnosed based on the consensus of the International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force (IVETF). Breed, age, body condition score (BCS), diagnosis, treatment and follow-up were included for analysis. Results: A total of 211 cases with IE were included in the study. Male dogs ( Conclusion: This study reveals a significant diagnostic gap in China, with 18.7% of cases exceeding a one-year delay to diagnosis, likely due to a shortage of specialists and owner-related factors. Optimizing clinical management should prioritize reducing this delay through enhanced practitioner and owner education, while reinforcing Phenobarbital as a highly effective (93.8% success rate) first-line monotherapy. Addressing these barriers could facilitate earlier intervention and improve therapeutic outcomes for dogs with idiopathic epilepsy in this region.
Indexed as
Identifiers
What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.