Should people with epilepsy have untrained dogs as pets?
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Should people with epilepsy have untrained dogs as pets?
We report 36 cases of pet dogs, who suffered significant adverse health effects as a result of spontaneously reacting to, or anticipating, epileptic seizures in their human owners. These included three cases in which the dog died, and 12 cases in which the dog exhibited aggressive behaviour towards humans. However, where dogs have been specially trained as Seizure Alert Dogs, these adverse effe...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1053/seiz.2000.0429