Clinical diagnosis and treatment of suspected neuropathic pain in three dogs.
Aust Vet J
; 87(1): 45-50, 2009.
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ABSTRACT
Three dogs were referred to The Queen's Veterinary School Hospital at University of Cambridge for chronic behavioural or locomotor disorders associated with pain. All three had been unsuccessfully treated with conventional analgesics, including non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, glucocorticoids and opiate agonists, prior to referral, with minimal or no response. They were investigated by neurological examination plus conventional ancillary diagnostic tests and therapeutic drug trials. Ruling out other causes of pain and applying previously well-described criteria, each case was diagnosed as consistent with neuropathic pain, a poorly recognised condition in domestic dogs. Treatment with the tricyclic antidepressant drug, amitriptyline, or the antiepileptic drug, gabapentin, resulted in either a dramatic improvement or full resolution of clinical signs in all cases.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Dolor
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Ácidos Ciclohexanocarboxílicos
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Enfermedades de los Perros
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Ácido gamma-Aminobutírico
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Aminas
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Amitriptilina
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Analgésicos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Aust Vet J
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Reino Unido