This form of aggression is very difficult to diagnose correctly because the age of onset is 1 - 3 years which corresponds with the age that dominance aggression and
idiopathic epilepsies first present and the symptoms of this disorder are very similar not only to dominance aggression and epilepsy but numerous other medical behavioral disorders such as rage syndrome.
Not exact matches
Most German Shepherds with
idiopathic epilepsy experience their
first seizure between the ages of one and five years.
Dogs with
idiopathic epilepsy typically experience their
first seizure between one and five years of age.
If your Yorkshire terrier has three or more seizures within the
first week of onset, the veterinarian will probably consider other diagnosis than
idiopathic epilepsy.
(1996) The
first gene for
idiopathic epilepsy: a fruitful collaboration of Australian clinical research and molecular genetics.