Diagnosis of rapid eye movement sleep disorder with electroencephalography and treatment with tricyclic antidepressants in a dog

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 495-500

  Bush, William W ^a,c   Barr, Christina S ^a   Stecker, Mark M ^b   Overall, Karen L ^a   Bernier, Noemie M ^a   Darrin, Edwin W ^a   Morrison, Adrian R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b GEISINGER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Emergency Animal Center of Hyattstown   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMITRIPTYLINE; CLOMIPRAMINE; IMIPRAMINE; PHENOBARBITAL; POTASSIUM BROMIDE; SHORT ACTING DRUG; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DOG DISEASE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; LIVER TOXICITY; NONHUMAN; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; REM SLEEP; SEIZURE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 31844442633     PISSN: 15473317     EISSN: 15473317     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5326/0400495     Document Type: Article

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