Use of sedation-awakening electroencephalography in dogs with epilepsy.

Wrzosek, Marcin; Banasik, Aleksandra; Czerwik, Adriana; Olszewska, Agnieszka; Płonek, Marta; Stein, Veronika (2024). Use of sedation-awakening electroencephalography in dogs with epilepsy. (In Press). Journal of veterinary internal medicine Wiley 10.1111/jvim.17153

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BACKGROUND

Electroencephalography (EEG) recording protocols have been standardized for humans. Although the utilization of techniques in veterinary medicine is increasing, a standard protocol has not yet been established.

HYPOTHESIS

Assessment of a sedation-awakening EEG protocol in dogs.

ANIMALS

Electroencephalography examination was performed in a research colony of 6 nonepileptic dogs (control [C]) and 12 dogs with epilepsy admitted to the clinic because of the epileptic seizures.

METHODS

It was a prospective study with retrospective control. Dogs with epilepsy were divided into 2 equal groups, wherein EEG acquisition was performed using a "sedation" protocol (IE-S, n = 6) and a "sedation-awakening" protocol (IE-SA, n = 6). All animals were sedated using medetomidine. In IE-SA group, sedation was reversed 5 minutes after commencing the EEG recording by injecting atipamezole IM. Type of background activity (BGA) and presence of EEG-defined epileptiform discharges (EDs) were evaluated blindly. Statistical significance was set at P > 0.05.

RESULTS

Epileptiform discharges were found in 1 of 6 of the dogs in group C, 4 of 6 of the dogs in IE-S group, and 5 of 6 of the dogs in IE-SA group. A significantly greater number of EDs (spikes, P = .0109; polyspikes, P = .0109; sharp waves, P = .01) were detected in Phase 2 in animals subjected to the "sedation-awakening" protocol, whereas there was no statistically significant greater number of discharges in sedated animals.

CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL IMPORTANCE

A "sedation-awakening" EEG protocol could be of value for ambulatory use if repeated EEG recordings and monitoring of epilepsy in dogs is needed.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine (DKV) > DKV - Clinical Neurology

UniBE Contributor:

Stein, Veronika Maria

Subjects:

600 Technology > 630 Agriculture

ISSN:

1939-1676

Publisher:

Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

13 Aug 2024 09:04

Last Modified:

13 Aug 2024 09:13

Publisher DOI:

10.1111/jvim.17153

PubMed ID:

39133769

Uncontrolled Keywords:

ambulatory EEG canine electroencephalography canine epilepsy diagnosis epilepsy paroxysmal sedation seizure

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/199654

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/199654

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