Speaker bio page for Prof. Clare Rusbridge

Bio

Canine idiopathic epilepsy has an estimated prevalence of 0.62% in primary veterinary practice and as such is one of the most common chronic neurological diseases.  Descriptions of “epilepsy of unknown origin…..where no symptom characteristic of any other condition has as yet presented” can be found in early veterinary textbooks and although our knowledge is now considerably greater we are still a long way from preventing or curing this enigmatic disease. This lecture concentrates on how to distinguish seizures from other paroxysmal events, the diagnostic work up  and the management of epilepsy.