Aetiology and long-term outcome of juvenile epilepsy in 136 dogs

Veterinary Record

Volumn 170, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 335-

  Arrol, L ^a   Penderis, J ^a   Garosi, L ^a   Cripps, P ^b   Gutierrez Quintana, R ^b   Goncalves R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c DAVIES VETERINARY SPECIALISTS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; DOG; DOG DISEASE; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MALE; MORTALITY; SEIZURE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; MALE; SEIZURES; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84859410509     PISSN: 00424900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/vr.100316     Document Type: Article

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