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Anticonvulsant responsive, episodic movement disorder in a German shorthaired pointer
Author(s) -
HarcourtBrown T.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.2008.00540.x
Subject(s) - medicine , movement disorders , neuroscience , pointer (user interface) , physical medicine and rehabilitation , pathology , psychology , artificial intelligence , disease , computer science
An episodic movement disorder is described in a young German shorthaired pointer. Movement disorders are rare, but well‐described, neurological conditions in human beings. An attempt is made to classify this disorder using current human guidelines. Unlike previously described movement disorders in dogs, this case responded very well to two commonly used anticonvulsant therapies, suggesting that trial therapy with these drugs is worthwhile in similar cases.