"Resistance Is Futile": A Pilot Study into Pseudoresistance in Canine Epilepsy.

ABSTRACT: Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder in veterinary practice, complicated by frequent occurrence of medication-resistant epilepsy. In human medicine, it has been noted that some patients with medication-resistant epilepsy have in fact other reasons for their apparent medication-resistance. The aim of this retrospective study was to describe the issue of pseudoresistance using as an example a population of dogs presented with presumed medication-resistant epilepsy and provide an in-depth review of what is known in human medicine about pseudoresistant epilepsy. One-hundred fifty-two cases were identified with medication-resistant epilepsy, of which 73% had true medication-resistant epilepsy and 27% patients had pseudoresistance. Low serum anti-seizure medication levels were the most com

SUBMITTER: Kajin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10571656 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature