Epileptic seizures triggered by eating in dogs.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Seizures triggered by eating (STE) behavior are very rare in humans and have not been documented previously in dogs.

Objectives

To document the occurrence of STE in dogs and describe their clinical features.

Animals

Ten client-owned dogs with STE diagnosed at 5 European referral centers.

Methods

A call for suspected cases of STE was made online. This call was followed by a retrospective review of medical records, combined with a questionnaire to be completed by both the owner and the board-certified neurologist who made the diagnosis. Cases were included if >50% of the seizures that occurred were related to eating and if a minimum diagnostic evaluation for seizures had been performed.

Results

Four cases only had STE and 6 cases had both STE an

SUBMITTER: Brocal J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7255664 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature