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| Central Nervous System (CNS) |
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| Peripheral Nervous System |
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| cranial nerves, peripheral nerves |
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| usually begins between 1-3 yrs old, treat if >1/mo, may be genetic |
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| First stage of a seizure, just before seizure, may last minutes to hours |
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| The actual seizure event, may be full body/grand mal, or focal/petit mal/behavioral |
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| After the seizure, may be disoriented, weak, blindness, increased thirst/appetite |
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| drug of choice for seizures, takes 7-10 days to reach a steady state in the blood, must be monitored, may cause PU/PD and weight gain, may intially be sleepy and sedate until adjusts to dose |
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| medical emergency, continued seizure for >5-10 min, can cause coma and death |
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| Intervertebral disc disease (IVD) |
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| compression of the spinal cord that causes extrusion or protrusion of disc |
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| young toy breeds most susceptible, instability of the atlantoaxial joint, C2 (axis) luxates dorsally, usually requires sx to correct |
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| Cervical spondylomyelopathy |
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| Wobbler Syndrome, cervical (C5-C7) malformation/misarticulation, most common in Dobermans and Great Danes, clinical signs 1-2 yrs, insideous onset, ataxia of rear limbs, swinging/wobbling gait in rear |
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