Neurological system – Dogs – EBVM in Practice

Neurological system – dogs

Brain injury
Epilepsy
Meningitis
Movement disorders
Spinal disease

ACVIM	American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine
BBV	BestBETs for Vets, Centre for Evidence-based Veterinary Medicine
ECVN	European College of Veterinary Neurology
IVETF	International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force
VE	Veterinary Evidence, Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Knowledge

Brain injury

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Blood glucose as a prognostic indicator for head trauma in dogs – BBV (2020)

Effectiveness of hypertonic saline in reducing intracranial pressure after traumatic brain injury in dogs – VE (2017)

Epilepsy

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Definition, classification and terminology of epilepsy in companion animals – IVETF (2015)

Diagnostic approach to epilepsy in dogs – IVETF (2015)

Idiopathic epilepsy of genetic or suspected genetic origin in purebred dogs – IVETF (2015)

Management of seizures in dogs – ACVIM (2015)

Management of status epilepticus and cluster seizures in dogs and cats – ACVIM (2023)

Medical treatment of canine epilepsy in Europe – IVETF (2015)

Outcome of therapeutic interventions in canine and feline epilepsy – IVETF (2015)

CLINICAL GUIDELINES

Systematic sampling and processing of brains from epileptic dogs and cats – IVETF (2015)

Veterinary epilepsy-specific MRI protocol – IVETF (2015)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Cannabidiol in addition to current treatment for seizure reduction in canine epilepsy – BBV (2020/2022)

Efficacy of imepitoin versus phenobarbitone as first line treatment for canine idiopathic epilepsy – BBV (2018)

Evidence behind the diagnostic investigation of canine idiopathic epilepsy – VE (2016)

Evidence behind the treatment of canine idiopathic epilepsy – VE (2016)

Intranasal midazolam as an alternative to rectal diazepam for management of canine status epilepticus – VE (2024)

Meningitis

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Survival times in canine meningoencephalitis of unknown origin when treated with cytosine arabinoside and prednisolone versus prednisolone treatment alone – VE (2018)

Treatment duration with steroid monotherapy in dogs with steroid responsive meningitis-arteritis – VE (2019)

Movement disorders

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Canine dyskinesia terminology and classification – ECVN (2021)

Spinal disease

CONSENSUS STATEMENTS

Diagnosis and management of acute canine thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion – ACVIM (2022)

CRITICALLY APPRAISED TOPICS

Clinical outcomes of surgical versus medical therapy in dogs suffering from degenerative lumbosacral stenosis – VE (2023)

Non-contrast CT versus MRI for the diagnosis of intervertebral disc extrusion in dogs – VE (2021)

Passive range of motion exercises and postsurgical recovery in canine intervertebral disc disease – VE (2023)

Use of acupuncture in dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc extrusion and clinical recovery – VE (2024)