Epilepsy and Epileptic Syndromes: Looking for practical and operational definitions
Abstract
Epilepsies and epileptic syndromes are very common in Veterinary Medicine. Over 10% of neurologic cases match with convulsive dogs. The classification of epilepsy and epileptic syndromes is essential to establish a conceptual framework. However, considering their high frequency and etiologic diversity, it ́s necessary to define epilepsy in a more practical way, which makes it easier to take decisions in benefit of the patient. In this
work have been reviewed definitions of Human Medicine, and a similar proposal was drawn up to apply in Veterinary Medicine. The object of this proposal is defining epilepsy in an easier way, in an operational clinical context, to optimize the early recognition, and enable a working protocol which contributes to take decisions in the comprehensive management of epileptic patients.
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