Sentences with phrase «affected with seizures»

It is important to remember that to determine if a pattern of inheritance exists it is necessary to know also which animals are not affected with seizures, especially those with close degrees of relatedness (aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc) to the hounds with seizures.

The information in this web site attempts to answer some of the questions asked by owners and breeders of Irish Wolfhounds affected with seizures by presenting some of the statistical data collected to date.

Follow - up contact is attempted with owners who have submitted forms for animals affected with seizures to clarify and expand information when necessary.

A strain called Charlottes web has had remarkable affects with seizures

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It also added that the seizure of the equipments by the police has affected it's business operations due to the nature of its contractual agreement with E&P.

The next step will be to test it with live cells and the researchers hope eventually to, for example alleviate pain, stop epileptic seizures, and reduce the symptoms of Parkinsons disease, using exactly the required dose at exactly the affected cells.

As this rare genetic neurological disease develops, affected girls experience slowed growth, a loss of communication skills and use of the hands, problems with movement and coordination, difficulty breathing, and seizures.

One of 100,000 children is born with Menkes disease, a genetic disorder that affects the body's ability to properly absorb copper from food and leads to neurodegeneration, seizures, impaired movement, stunted growth and, often, death before age 3.

People with tonic clonic seizures (formerly known as grand mal seizures) that affect the entire brain are more likely to die suddenly than people with partial seizures that affect an area of the brain.

Patients with Alzheimer's disease, Fragile X syndrome, Down syndrome, and autism are particularly susceptible to seizures, 12 and the focus of much research at the Waisman Center of Developmental Disabilities has been on the myriad ways drugs, diet and genetic manipulation can affect amyloid beta levels, seizure threshold and behavioral phenotypes.13 In an editorial entitled «Concocting the Right Diet for Brain Health» published December 2011 in Translational Medicine, Dr. Westmark expressed concern about the risks of soy: «The prevailing view is soy is healthy, but much remains to be learned regarding its effects on brain development and function.»

Any dog breed can be affected, with the larger breeds having more severe seizures.

Epilepsy (seizures) is a major concern in Golden Retrievers, with an estimated 7 % of the breed affected.

Phenobarbital was by far the most commonly used drug for amelioration of the seizures, with 30.8 % of all affected dogs receiving this drug.

The age at first seizure ranged from 6 months to almost nine years of age in the affected Irish wolfhounds, with the majority (73.8 %) of first seizures occurring at or before three years of age.

Also, types of seizures were variable within the litters with multiple affected dogs.

All but four of the affected animals in this study experienced recurring grand mal seizures, with seizure duration varying from 30 seconds to 4 minutes.

The high incidence of seizures in the Irish wolfhound along with the decreased longevity in affected animals and unsatisfactory treatment modalities underscore the need for a breeding program designed to eliminate the disease from the breed.

Of the 126 affected dogs that have died, 76 deaths (60.3 %) were directly attributed to the seizure disorder, with the cause of death reported as death during seizure (16.1 % of all seizure related deaths) or euthanasia because of uncontrolled seizures (65.8 %), hepatotoxicity from phenobarbital treatment (6.6 %), aspiration during seizures leading to fatal pneumonia (6.6 %), or euthanasia because of non-recovery after a seizure (3.9 %).

However, when only those dogs with onset of seizure activity before 3 years of age were taken into account, there was not a significant difference between the percentage of affected females and males.

The prodromal signs observed by owners or breeders in affected dogs included: teeth chattering, anxiety, mental detachment -LRB-» spaciness»), standing with a blank stare, wandering aimlessly, increased attention seeking, and sitting or lying down immediately before a seizure.

Six of the affected dogs began with mild generalized seizures that progressed to grand mal seizures over the course of their disease.

As there is currently no DNA testing available for Beagle Epilepsy and no way to determine if a Beagle is affected with or carries the gene (s) for Epilepsy, the best we can do as breeders is to be completely honest when we produce a Beagle who has seizures.

While some breeds appear to have a genetic predisposition to epilepsy2, any dog may be affected, with many experiencing their first seizure between 1 and 3 years of age.3

Furthermore, recent vaccination of genetically susceptible breeds has been associated with transient seizures in puppies and adult dogs, as well as a variety of autoimmune diseases including those affecting the blood, endocrine organs, joints, skin and mucosa, central nervous system, eyes, muscles, liver, kidneys, and bowel.

Cats with advanced secondary hypertension will typically exhibit problems associated with the systems that are affected by the condition: the ocular system (sudden blindness or retinal hemorrhaging); the renal system (poor appetite, weight loss, increased drinking and urination); the neurologic system (seizures, disorientation); and the cardiovascular system (difficulty in breathing).

The study aimed to recruit both dogs affected by IE, and controls with no history of recurrent seizure activity.

Canadian information physically located on US soil which would be required to be kept confidential under Canadian laws (PIPEDA) is exposed to compulsory disclosure to, or seizure by, US government officials on demand, with no opportunity for our government or the affected Canadian organization or individual to have any notice or input into such disclosure.

However, the distinct procedural acts with which the investigation is conducted and advanced, for example a disclosure or search and seizure order, or a decision on the access to the investigation file, can be challenged with the competent court by any person affected by such act or procedural decision.