Article
Identification of a novel idiopathic epilepsy locus in Belgian Shepherd dogs.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Seppälä Eija H, Koskinen Lotta L E, Gulløv Christina H, Jokinen Päivi, Karlskov-Mortensen Peter, Bergamasco Luciana, Baranowska Körberg Izabella, Cizinauskas Sigitas, Oberbauer Anita M, Berendt Mette, Fredholm Merete, Lohi Hannes
Abstract excerpt
Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder in dogs, with an incidence ranging from 0.5% to up to 20% in particular breeds. Canine epilepsy can be etiologically defined as idiopathic or symptomatic. Epileptic seizures may be classified as focal with or without secondary generalization, or as primary generalized. Nine genes have been identified for symptomatic (storage diseases) and one for idiopathic...
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