Gradeckienė Aistė, Plungytė Ieva, Jankauskas Martinas, Kvitka Dmitrij, Juodžentė Dalia
Dr. L. Kriaučeliūnas Small Animal Clinic, Faculty of Veterinary, Veterinary Academy, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences, Kaunas, Lithuania.
Open Vet J. 2025 Jan;15(1):478-481. doi: 10.5455/OVJ.2025.v15.i1.44. Epub 2025 Jan 31.
Epilepsy is a well-established and extensively studied condition in both human and veterinary medicine.
A 4-year-old captive, intact male ring-tailed lemur (Lemur catta) presented with a 2-year history of recurrent seizures. History of disease, clinical and neurological examination, blood and immunological examination for and magnetic resonance imaging were conducted to identify potential underlying causes of the seizures. Magnetic resonance imaging findings were consistent with idiopathic epilepsy, and antiepileptic drug therapy was initiated with oral phenobarbital 10 mg/animal twice a day Serum levels were monitored to ensure therapeutic efficacy. Following the initiation of treatment, the patient experienced successful control of seizures, with no significant adverse effects noted during the follow-up period.
This case describes the diagnostic approach and management of seizures in ring-tailed lemur, a species, that has not been described before.
癫痫在人类医学和兽医学中都是一种已被充分认识且广泛研究的病症。
一只4岁圈养的未绝育雄性环尾狐猴（狐猴属）有2年反复发作癫痫的病史。进行了疾病史、临床和神经学检查、血液和免疫学检查以及磁共振成像，以确定癫痫发作的潜在根本原因。磁共振成像结果与特发性癫痫一致，并开始使用口服苯巴比妥10毫克/只动物，每天两次进行抗癫痫药物治疗。监测血清水平以确保治疗效果。治疗开始后，患者癫痫发作得到成功控制，随访期间未发现明显不良反应。
本病例描述了环尾狐猴癫痫发作的诊断方法和管理，该物种此前未见相关描述。
