![]() ![]() In the >72 months age group, 34.1% of dogs were diagnosed with IE and 63,9% with SE, of which 43.2% had intracranial neoplasia ( 14). 75.5% of the patients aged between 7 and 72 months were diagnosed with IE and 3% were diagnosed with intracranial neoplasia. ![]() One recent study evaluated the prevalence of IE and SE in a large general population of dogs undergoing MRI for epileptic seizures it found that 53.8% of dogs had IE and 45.1% had SE ( 14). Structural epilepsy (SE) is characterized by the presence of epileptic seizures caused by an intracranial pathology (vascular, inflammatory/infectious, traumatic, congenital, neoplastic or degenerative anomaly), confirmed through an MRI study of the brain, examination of the cerebrospinal fluid, genetic tests or necropsy ( 1). Numerous epidemiologic and genetic studies have been conducted to date, revealing a predisposition for genetic or suspected genetic epilepsy in Vizlas, Finnish Spitz, English Springer Spaniels, Belgian Tervurens, Belgian Sheepdogs, Bernese Mountain dogs, Labrador Retrievers, Lagotto Romagnolo, Border Collies and Irish Wolfhounds, among other breeds ( 2– 13). Idiopathic epilepsy (IE) is diagnosed when a genetic background is identified or suspected, or an underlying cause has not been found ( 1). According to the International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force (IVETF), epilepsy can be classified based on the underlying etiology into two categories: idiopathic or structural. Considering the finding in this study of a low prevalence of presumed idiopathic epilepsy in the Boxer breed, it is recommended that patients who satisfy Tier I confidence level of the “International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force” (IVETF) also undergo an MRI study of the brain.Įpilepsy is a common disorder in veterinary medicine and is defined as the predisposition to develop epileptic seizures ( 1). In conclusion, in the majority of boxer patients the cause of epilepsy is a suspected intracranial neoplasia regardless of the age at presentation. In our Boxer population, 81.8% of the patients had a suspected intra-axial tumor and 22.7% of dogs with an intracranial pathology nevertheless had a normal neurological examination. The other fifty-eight were in the >72 months age group and represent 96.7% of the dogs in that age group. Sixty-six had a suspected intracranial neoplasia: Eight were in the 6–72 months age group and represent 66.7% of the dogs in that age group. Sixty-nine dogs (93.2%) were diagnosed with structural epilepsy. Five dogs (6.8%) were diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy, of which one was in the 72 months age group. A total of 74 Boxer dogs were included in the study from the database of one referral hospital and the following were recorded: signalment, history, clinical findings and results of advanced diagnostic imaging. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the prevalence of structural and idiopathic epilepsy in the Boxer population. The prevalence of idiopathic epilepsy and structural epilepsy in Boxer dogs is unknown. 2Department of Animal Medicine, Production and Health, Clinical section, University of Padua, Legnaro, Italy. ![]()
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