Sentences with phrase «by idiopathic»

Miniature Schnauzers are commonly affected by idiopathic familial hyperlipidemia.

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Idiopathic pancreatitis is often caused by small gallstones that are difficult to observe prior to surgery, shows a study from the University of Eastern Finland.

The recurrence of idiopathic pancreatitis can in many cases be prevented by laparoscopic gallbladder removal surgery.

She found marks on some bones similar to those produced by diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis, a form of arthritis that sets in during old age.

«Opioid prevention and treatment efforts in the United States remain constrained and consequently stigmatized by a legacy of federal restrictions, an unwillingness to acknowledge idiopathic addiction, and a lack of science - based interventions for chronic pain,» the authors write.

Membrane fluidity and sodium transport by renal membranes from dogs with spontaneous idiopathic Fanconi syndrome.

Brain scans from a control subject (left), a welder (center), and a subject with idiopathic Parkinson's disease (right), in a study by researchers at Washington University comparing brains of apparently healthy welders to those of Parkinson's patients.

You never just have a stomach ache, that headache was caused by SOMETHING — don't ever let a health care professional tell you that there's no cause or its idiopathic.

There are people out there who have controlled their assumed idiopathic illnesses such as multiple sclerosis by primarily using a therapeutic diet (28), or complementing their treatment with dietary modifications (29).

The rest (about 30 %) are called idiopathic (no known cause) but can be precipitated by events in people's lives that severely impair adrenal function.

If so, it's caused by lymphocytic thyroiditis or idiopathic thyroid atrophy:

Generalized idiopathic ischemic dermatopathy (GIID): An adult - onset generalized ischemic dermatopathy without a correlative history indicating the likelihood of induction by a rabies vaccine reaction.

Acute or idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis (APN) is characterized by symptoms like weakness or loss of movement in the back legs, which can then move to the torso and front legs.

In the dog, hypothyroidism is usually caused by one of two diseases: lymphocytic thyroiditis or idiopathic thyroid gland atrophy.

Although we can not confirm idiopathic SIBO by bacterial numbers, a characteristic syndrome is recognized in dogs, where no underlying cause for gastrointestinal signs can be found but the signs are controlled by antibiotics.

Idiopathic SIBO / ARD is treated simply by antibiotics.

Dogs with idiopathic epilepsy are typically normal between seizures and have a normal neurological examination, as determined by your veterinarian or a veterinary neurologist.

A recent study conducted by Ohio State University discovered that over one - half of the cats presented for urinary problems in private practice are affected by «idiopathic cystitis.»

Idiopathic epilepsy is diagnosed by ruling out all of the other causes of seizures inside and outside of the brain.

Methodology / Principal Findings: Fecal samples from healthy dogs (n = 32), dogs with acute non-hemorrhagic diarrhea (NHD; n = 12), dogs with acute hemorrhagic diarrhea (AHD; n = 13), and dogs with active (n = 9) and therapeutically controlled idiopathic IBD (n = 10) were analyzed by 454 - pyrosequencing of the 16S rRNA gene and qPCR assays.

INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE (IBD) The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are the most common causes of chronic vomiting and diarrhea in dogs, and refer to a group of idiopathic, chronic gastrointestinal tract disorders, characterized by infiltration of the lamina propria by lymphocytes, plasma cells, eosinophils, macrophages, neutrophils, or combinations of these cells.12 The diagnosis of IBD requires the comprehensive exclusion of potential causes of gastrointestinal inflammation, including intestinal parasites, small intestinal bacterial overgrowth, bacterial enterocolitis, dietary intolerances or allergies, and neoplasia.12 Failure to eliminate known causes of gastrointestinal inflammation which can mimic IBD can result in frustration for the owner and clinician due to poor responsiveness of the animal to dietary or pharmacologic therapy.

It is most likely that idiopathic vestibular disease is an immune - related condition affecting the unique antigens presented by the vestibular nerve.

The diagnosis of idiopathic vestibular disease is tentatively made by the presence of acute clinical signs in the absence of other physical findings.

Feline Idiopathic Cystitis goes by many names, including feline lower urinary tract disease (FLUTD) and feline urologic syndrome (FUS).

Atrial fibrillation may be caused by underlying heart disease, it may occur due to non-cardiac disease or anesthesia or it may be idiopathic in some large breed dogs.

However, this well - defined form of epilepsy (not idiopathic), which is characterized by myoclonic type seizures with rapid, progressive mental deterioration and polyglucosan intracellular inclusions 35, is clearly distinct from the form or forms of epilepsy observed in Irish wolfhounds and other breeds.

Irish wolfhounds with idiopathic epilepsy had a life expectancy that was decreased by two years in comparison to the general Irish wolfhound population14.

The diagnosis of idiopathic epilepsy in the 146 affected dogs was based on a history of more than two seizures in the absence of other medical problems, as defined by normal physical and neurological examinations, as well as normal hematological, serum biochemical, and urine analyses.

Primary hypertension is caused by an imbalance between cardiac output and systemic vascular resistance that has no known cause; therefore, it is sometimes referred to as idiopathic hypertension.6, 7 It is rare in small animals.

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While canine seizures may be caused by head trauma, brain tumors, toxins, infections, birth defects and many other identifiable causes, the vast majority of seizures in young dogs (one to three years old) are idiopathic or genetic epilepsy.

Pancreatic inflammation or pancreatitis in dogs is termed as an idiopathic condition, as it can be caused by a variety of factors.

This can be triggered by intestinal parasites, food allergies, chronic IBO, food intolerances, chronic stress, or what we call idiopathic, which means we have no idea of the cause.

In the case of idiopathic atrophy, when the body is fighting a toxin, foreign body, virus or bacteria, the body's response (called a cell medicated immunity or lymphatic response) also reduces the the activity of growth hormones such as those released by the thyroid.

Many idiopathic epileptics have inherited epilepsy: epilepsy caused by a mutation in a specific gene that they inherited from their parents.

Sterile granuloma, sometimes called sterile pyogranuloma or either name preceded by «idiopathic», is an immune mediated disease that cause masses or nodular skin lesions, usually on the face though they can occur anywhere.

Vestibular Disease is further categorized as idiopathic (unknown cause) by ruling out primary brain lesions and other causes of ataxia (incoordination).

As far back as 1998, a study conducted by Dr. Tony Buffington at the Ohio State University on the effects of diet on lower urinary tract diseases in cats came to the conclusion that high moisture content of a cat's diet can reduce the recurrence of idiopathic lower urinary tract disease in cats by more than half.

Idiopathic atrophy of the thyroid gland is characterized histologically by loss of thyroid parenchyma and replacement by adipose tissue.

1 Oliver, JE and Lorenz MD. (1993) Handbook of Veterinary Neurology WB Saunders Co., Philadelphia 2 Veterinary Medical Data Base at Purdue University, search breakdown by breed, age, and sex of diagnoses of idiopathic epilepsy 9300X000X.

Classic or idiopathic (meaning «of unknown cause») epilepsy is characterized by recurrent seizures with no active underlying disease process occurring in the brain.

«Feline cystitis is also known by several other names, such as Feline Lower Urinary Tract Disease, shortened to the acronym FLUTD, Feline Urological Syndrome (FUS) or Feline Idiopathic Cystitis (FIC).

These tests will allow your veterinarian to ensure that your dog's behavior is not caused by an ocular or progressive central nervous system problem before he / she makes a diagnosis of idiopathic head tremors.

Areas of investigation include spinal cord injury, encephalitis, chiari - like malformations, hereditary movement disorders, brain tumors, and canine idiopathic epilepsy — a chronic condition affecting some four million dogs that is characterized by recurring seizures.

Cases involving idiopathic injuries are resolved on a case - by - case basis, much like slip and falls are in personal injury cases.

Pelvic dimensions and shapes vary as well among ethnic groups.28 A small pelvis was more prevalent in women with short stature.29 If maternal short stature leads to shortened gestation by increasing the risk of idiopathic preterm labour, then short women had more risk of PTB.30 Short maternal stature was associated with lower uterine volume and blood flow, increasing the risk for fetal grow restriction, cephalopelvic disproportion and caesarean section.29 The effect of ethnicity on gestational length was also reported in a study in the UK.31 Maternal short stature may be associated with a lack of nutrients.

A family blog says, «Idiopathic is the term used for «unknown cause» and pulmonary hypertension as defined by the Pulmonary Hypertension Association of Canada as «a disease affecting the arteries of the lungs.