Irish Wolfhound Studies

Table I
Common Causes of Seizures in Dogs
Age of Onset-- <1 Year 1-5 Years >5 Years
Cause   
IDIOPATHIC EPILEPSY   X  
SYMPTOMATIC EPILEPSY   
Extracranial      
-Metabolic   
--Hypoglycemia     X
--Hypocalcemia  XX
--Hepatic encephalopathy X   X
--Hyperlipoproteinemia XX
-Toxic X X X
   
Intracranial      
-Developmental   
--Hydrocephalus X    
--LissencephalyX  
--Metabolic storage
diseases
X    
-Neoplastic  X
-Inflammatroy      
--RabiesXXX
--Distemper X X X
--Rickettsial diseasesXXX
--Protozoal diseases X X X
--Fungal diseasesXXX
--Granulomatous
Meningo-Encephalitis
  X  
-TraumaXXX
Vascular     X


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