Medycyna Wet. 62 (6), 669-673, 2006
| Wrzosek M., Zawadzki M., Glińska K., Nicpoń J. |
| Usage of gabapentin for the therapy of cluster seizures in epileptic dogs |
| Epilepsy is a disease affecting 3% of the world population of dogs. Most of the patients respond relatively well to the antiepileptic drug therapy, which allows for the maintenance of a long interictal period. Life threatening situations in epilepsy are status epilepticus and cluster seizures. The authors present the usage of gabapentin in the treatment of cluster seizures of eight patients with epilepsy. Gabapentin at a daily dosage of 10 mg/kg is an effective drug in the treatment of cluster seizures in dogs, allowing for a prolongation of the interictal periods in these patients. |
| Keywords: dog epilepsy, gabapentin, cluster seizures |