Canine paroxysmal dyskinesia: distribution of etiological subtypes and structural and reactive causes in a retrospective tertiary care cohort
Anna Dellwig, Nina Meyerhoff, Casey B. Rogers, Holger A. Volk, Andrea Tipold, Jasmin N. Nessler · 2026
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Dellwig and colleagues reviewed cases of canine paroxysmal dyskinesia in 2026, an episodic movement disorder in dogs that causes brief bouts of abnormal movement while the dog stays conscious. Telling the disorder apart from focal epilepsy is hard, so the team classified causes in seventy dogs seen at a referral center between 2012 and 2023.
Suspected idiopathic cases, meaning no cause found, made up about sixty-one percent of the group. Genetic forms accounted for about twenty-three percent, and gluten-sensitive cases for about thirteen percent. Reactive and structural causes were rare, at about one percent each. Age at onset and the body pattern of signs did not separate the cause groups, though body weight did differ. The authors recommend a tiered workup, adding breed genetic tests and early gluten checks.
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| CREATOR | Anna Dellwig, Nina Meyerhoff, Casey B. Rogers, Holger A. Volk, Andrea Tipold, Jasmin N. Nessler |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 33 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |