A multicenter randomized controlled trial of medium‐chain triglyceride dietary supplementation on epilepsy in dogs

BA Berk, TH Law, RMA Packer… - Journal of veterinary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Medium‐chain triglyceride (MCT) enriched diet has a positive effect on seizure
control and behavior in some dogs with idiopathic epilepsy (IE). Objective To evaluate the …

Dystonia in veterinary neurology

KM Santifort, PJJ Mandigers - Journal of Veterinary Internal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dystonia is a clinical sign and main feature of many movement disorders in humans as well
as veterinary species. It is characterized by sustained or intermittent involuntary muscle …

Canine paroxysmal dyskinesia—a review

PJJ Mandigers, KM Santifort, M Lowrie… - Frontiers in Veterinary …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Paroxysmal dyskinesias (PDs) are a group of involuntary, hyperkinetic movement disorders
that recur episodically and may last seconds to hours. An important feature of PD is that …

Phenotypic characterization of paroxysmal dyskinesia in Maltese dogs

D Polidoro, L Van Ham, P Santens… - Journal of Veterinary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background Paroxysmal dyskinesias (PDs) are a group of central nervous system
diseases characterized by episodes of abnormal involuntary hyperkinetic movement without …

Mitochondrial PCK2 missense variant in Shetland Sheepdogs with paroxysmal exercise-induced dyskinesia (PED)

J Nessler, P Hug, PJJ Mandigers, PAJ Leegwater… - Genes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Four female Shetland Sheepdogs with hypertonic paroxysmal dyskinesia, mainly triggered
by exercise and stress, were investigated in a retrospective multi-center investigation aiming …

[HTML][HTML] Gluten serological testing in various dog breeds with paroxysmal dyskinesia

CB Rogers, N Meyerhoff, HA Volk - Frontiers in veterinary science, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background: Paroxysmal gluten-sensitive dyskinesia is a subtype of movement disorder
classified as canine paroxysmal dyskinesia (cPD) which has only been described in Border …

A knockout mutation associated with juvenile paroxysmal dyskinesia in Markiesje dogs indicates SOD1 pleiotropy

PJJ Mandigers, FG Van Steenbeek, W Bergmann… - Human genetics, 2021 - Springer
A juvenile form of paroxysmal dyskinesia segregated in the Markiesje dog breed. Affected
pups exhibited clinical signs of a severe tetraparesis, dystonia, cramping and falling over …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical characterisation of a novel paroxysmal dyskinesia in Welsh terrier dogs

DE Whittaker, HA Volk, S De Decker, J Fenn - The Veterinary Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Breed specific paroxysmal dyskinesias are increasingly recognised in veterinary medicine.
We aimed to characterise the phenomenology, clinical course and prevalence of a …

Levetiracetam‐responsive paroxysmal exertional dyskinesia in a Welsh Terrier

S Green, N Olby - Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract A 5‐and‐a‐half‐year old, 9‐kg, spayed, female Welsh Terrier presented with a 12
month history of paroxysmal exertion‐induced dyskinesia (PED) characterized by recurrent …

Approach to canine paroxysmal dyskinesias

C Posporis, S Wyatt, A Wessmann - Companion Animal, 2018 - magonlinelibrary.com
The term 'paroxysmal dyskinesia'(PD) describes a manifestation of involuntary movement or
muscle tone, which by definition is episodic in nature and self-limiting. The PDs remain …