Seizures in Dogs and Cats 2nd Edition

Contents:
Cover
Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication Page
Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Companion Website
CHAPTER 1: Historical Perspectives
PREHISTORIC AND ANCIENT OBSERVATION
EARLY CIVILIZATION
THE MIDDLE AGES
THE RENAISSANCE
THE ENLIGHTENMENT
THE MODERN ERA
THE 20TH CENTURY
SIX THOUSAND YEARS LATER
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 2: The Biology of Seizures
INTRODUCTION
THE NEURON
NEUROTRANSMITTERS
THE NEURONAL ENVIRONMENT
ORGANIZATION OF BRAIN CONNECTIONS
NONBRAIN INFLUENCES OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 3: Epileptic Seizure Classification and Syndromes
INTRODUCTION
TERMINOLOGY
CLASSIFICATION
PHENOMENOLOGICAL SEIZURE TYPES
EPILEPTIC SYNDROMES
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 4: Client Communication
INTRODUCTION
COMMUNICATION MODELS AND STYLES
EXAM INTRODUCTION AND HISTORY
SEIZURE DIARY
EXAMINATION AND DISCUSSION
ANTI‐SEIZURE MEDICATIONS
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 5: Diagnosis
INTRODUCTION
HISTORY
PHYSICAL AND NEUROLOGICAL EXAM
MINIMAL DATABASE
ADDITIONAL NON‐INVASIVE TESTS
ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS (INVASIVE OR REQUIRING ANESTHESIA)
RESEARCH AND FUTURE DIAGNOSTIC MODALITIES
FUNCTIONAL NEUROIMAGING
EPILEPSY BIOMARKERS
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 6: Medical Management of Seizures
INTRODUCTION
WHY TREAT EPILEPTIC SEIZURES
DOSING
PHARMACOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES
TREATMENT STRATEGIES
DRUG MONITORING
DISCONTINUATION OF MEDICATION
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 7: Antiseizure Medications
INTRODUCTION
CORTICOSTEROIDS
STANDARD COMMON DRUGS
NEWER OR LESS COMMON DRUGS
RARELY USED DRUGS
ANTISEIZURE MEDICATIONS NOT USED IN DOGS AND CATS
ANTISEIZURE DRUGS UNDER DEVELOPMENT
SUMMARY
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 8: Emergency Management of Seizures
STATUS EPILEPTICUS
EMERGENCY HOSPITAL/CLINIC MANAGEMENT
INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE (ICP)
TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY (TBI)
CONTINUED MONITORING AND CARE
EMERGENCY HOME TREATMENT
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 9: Alternative, Integrative, and Complementary Therapy
INTRODUCTION
DIET
COMPLEMENTARY, ALTERNATIVE, AND INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE
OTHER MODALITIES
A NOTE ON SAFETY
REFERENCES
CHAPTER 10: Advanced Invasive Therapy for Seizures
INTRODUCTION
HYPOTHERMIA
DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION
VAGAL NERVE STIMULATION
TRANSCRANIAL MAGNETIC STIMULATION
SURGERY
SURGICAL PROTOCOLS
REFERENCES
APPENDIX 1: Glossary of Descriptive Terminology for Veterinary Ictal Semiology
GENERAL TERMS
DESCRIPTIVE TERMS OF EPILEPTIC SEIZURES
DURATION
APPENDIX 2: The Neurological Exam and Clinical Exam Forms
MENTAL STATUS
POSTURE
CONSCIOUS PROPRIOCEPTION
CRANIAL NERVES
REFLEX TESTING
PAIN SENSATION
LESION LOCALIZATION
NEUROLOGICAL EXAMINATION
INTERNATIONAL VETERINARY EPILEPSY TASK FORCE EPILEPSY QUESTIONNAIRE
APPENDIX 3: Antiseizure Medication Formulary and Common Formulas
ANTISEIZURE FORMULARY
COMMON FORMULAS
Index