While anxiety related behaviors have been reported in humans diagnosed with epilepsy, only one veterinary study has shown an increased frequency of anxiety behaviors in epileptic dogs compared to other medical populations. The purpose of this study was to determine the presence and severity of anxiety related behaviors in dogs with genetic epilepsy when compared to control patients. The study's other aims were to investigate if an association exists between increased anxiety related behaviors in thepreictal and postictal phases of a seizure episode compared to the interictal period and whether dogs with refractory epilepsy have more severe seizures, which could account for the increased anxiety related behavioral side effects as reported in humansand dogs.
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