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JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE
卷 35, 期 4, 页码 1826-1833出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/jvim.16205
关键词
antiepileptic drugs; canine activity monitoring device
资金
- University of Wisconsin - Madison, School of Veterinary Medicine, Companion Animal Fund [233 AAG5571 872100 4]
Dogs with idiopathic epilepsy receiving AEDs have lower activity levels but no significant difference in sleep scores compared to control dogs. The combination of phenobarbital and potassium bromide had the largest impact on activity levels in epileptic dogs, while higher doses of potassium bromide may influence nocturnal activity.
Background In dogs, antiepileptic drugs (AED) cause lethargy but quantitative data regarding the effects of AED on activity levels are not available, and little is known about how AEDs affect sleep quality. Objective To quantitatively compare activity levels and nocturnal activity in dogs previously diagnosed with idiopathic epilepsy (IE) receiving AEDs compared to age- and breed-matched control dogs. Animals Sixty-two dogs with IE and 310 control dogs. Methods This is a 3-month prospective parallel observational study. An activity monitoring device for dogs was used to measure daily activity levels and sleep scores in all dogs. Results Dogs with IE treated with AEDs had an 18% average lower baseline activity level compared to control dogs (P = .005; point estimate = 0.82, 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.75-0.90). The combination of phenobarbital and potassium bromide (KBr) was associated with an average 28% decrease in activity in dogs with IE compared to control dogs (P = .03; point estimate = 0.72; CI, 0.62-0.82). Mean sleep scores were not significantly different in dogs with IE receiving AEDs compared to control dogs (P = .43). However, higher dosages of KBr were associated with lower sleep scores (P = .01). Conclusions Dogs with IE receiving AEDs have lower activity levels, but no difference in sleep scores, compared to controls. The combination of phenobarbital and KBr had the largest decrease in activity between groups. Higher doses of KBr may affect nocturnal activity in epileptic dogs.
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