It is a diagnosis of exclusion - if all
the other causes of seizure are eliminated, then this is the cause.
Idiopathic epilepsy is diagnosed by ruling out all of
the other causes of seizures inside and outside of the brain.
Epilepsy is diagnosed when
no other cause of seizures can be found, there are no neurologic symptoms between seizure events, and the first seizure episodes begin in this age range.
Epilepsy is a «diagnosis of exclusion»; the diagnosis of epilepsy is made only after
all other causes of seizures have been ruled out.
It is diagnosed by excluding
all other causes of seizures.
Your veterinarian will also perform routine blood tests to help rule in or rule out toxin exposure, low blood sugar and
other causes of seizures.
For these pets
all other causes of seizures have been ruled out.
For dogs in this age group it is recommended that a diagnostic work - up should include a normal neurological exam and a blood chemistry panel to rule out
other causes of seizures.