Sentences with phrase «termed idiopathic epilepsy»
Although this condition can be secondary to head injuries, metabolic irregularities or tumors, a relatively common form is termed idiopathic epilepsy — so named because there is no discernible cause for the violent seizures that an affected cat experiences.
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The term idiopathic epilepsy refers to a seizure disorder that has an unknown cause despite a thorough diagnostic evaluation.
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The term «idiopathic,» often applied to inherited epilepsy, means of unknown cause.
The same drugs used for idiopathic epilepsy may control those type of seizures for a while; but unless the underlying cause is determined and successfully treated, the pet» long term outlook is grave.
4 Jaggy, A., Bernardini, M. (1998) Idiopathic epilepsy in 125 dogs: a long - term study.