Epilepsy in the Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen: Prevalence, Semiology, and Clinical Phenotype

Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1372-1378

  Gullov C H ^a   Toft, N ^a   Baadsager, M M N ^a   Berendt, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Convulsions; Focal; Generalized; Seizure

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

AGING; ANIMALS; DATA COLLECTION; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 81355149306     PISSN: 08916640     EISSN: 19391676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2011.00791.x     Document Type: Article

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