Another Name: Episodic Dyskinesia
Disease Description: Another form of dyskinesia in dogs is paroxysmal or episodic dyskinesia.You may hear of it as atypical seizures, Chinook seizures and Bichon dyskinesia.
Inherit Mode: -
Disease Symptom: Symptoms are similar to seizures and include hyperflexion of limbs, loss of coordination and stability, uncontrollable trembling and the inability to walk. Unlike with seizures, however, an affected dog maintains consciousness and is able to follow basic commands during an episode.
Disease Cause: Not much is known about the condition or its causes.
Disease Diagnose: -
Treat Method: -
Breeder Advice: If your dog suffers these episodes, consult your veterinarian to first rule out traditional seizures.
Disease Description Source: Link
| Disease Name | Other Name | Mode of inheritance | Link ID | Possible OMIM ID | Gene |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dyskinesia, paroxysmal | - | Multifactorial | - | - | |
| Dyskinesia, paroxysmal, PIGN-related | - | Autosomal Recessive | PIGN |
| 2021 |
Mandigers,P.J.J.,VanSteenbeek,F.G.,Bergmann,W.,Vos-Loohuis,M.,Leegwater,P.A.: :
A knockout mutation associated with juvenile paroxysmal dyskinesia in Markiesje dogs indicates SOD1 pleiotropy. Hum Genet :, 2021. Pubmed reference: 33677640 . DOI: 10.1007/s00439-021-02271-6 . |
| 2017 |
Stassen,Q.E.M.,Koskinen,L.L.E.,vanSteenbeek,F.G.,Seppälä,E.H.,Jokinen,T.S.,Prins,P.G.M.,Bok,H.G.J.,Zandvliet,M.M.J.M.,Vos-Loohuis,M.,Leegwater,P.A.J.,Lohi,H.: :
Paroxysmal Dyskinesia in Border Terriers: Clinical, Epidemiological, and Genetic Investigations. J Vet Intern Med 31:1123-1131, 2017. Pubmed reference: 28703446 . DOI: 10.1111/jvim.14731 . |
| 2017 |
Stassen,Q.E.M.,Koskinen,L.L.E.,vanSteenbeek,F.G.,Seppälä,E.H.,Jokinen,T.S.,Prins,P.G.M.,Bok,H.G.J.,Zandvliet,M.M.J.M.,Vos-Loohuis,M.,Leegwater,P.A.J.,Lohi,H.: :
Paroxysmal Dyskinesia in Border Terriers: Clinical, Epidemiological, and Genetic Investigations. J Vet Intern Med 31:1123-1131, 2017. Pubmed reference: 28703446 . DOI: 10.1111/jvim.14731 . |
| 2016 |
Lowrie,M.,Garosi,L.: :
Natural history of canine paroxysmal movement disorders in Labrador retrievers and Jack Russell terriers. Vet J 213:33-7, 2016. Pubmed reference: 27240912 . DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2016.03.007 . |
| 2016 |
Kolicheski,A.L.,Johnson,G.S.,Mhlanga-Mutangadura,T.,Taylor,J.F.,Schnabel,R.D.,Kinoshita,T.,Murakami,Y.,O'Brien,D.P.: :
A homozygous PIGN missense mutation in Soft-Coated Wheaten Terriers with a canine paroxysmal dyskinesia. Neurogenetics :, 2016. Pubmed reference: 27891564 . DOI: 10.1007/s10048-016-0502-4 . |
| 2014 |
Black,V.,Garosi,L.,Lowrie,M.,Harvey,R.J.,Gale,J.: :
Phenotypic characterisation of canine epileptoid cramping syndrome in the Border terrier. J Small Anim Pract 55:102-7, 2014. Pubmed reference: 24372194 . DOI: 10.1111/jsap.12170 . |
| 2014 |
Guevar,J.,DeDecker,S.,VanHam,L.M.,Fischer,A.,Volk,H.A.: :
Idiopathic head tremor in English bulldogs. Mov Disord 29:191-4, 2014. Pubmed reference: 24375621 . DOI: 10.1002/mds.25767 . |
| 2011 |
Wolf,M.,Bruehschwein,A.,Sauter-Louis,C.,Sewell,A.C.,Fischer,A.: :
An inherited episodic head tremor syndrome in Doberman pinscher dogs. Mov Disord 26:2381-6, 2011. Pubmed reference: 21915908 . DOI: 10.1002/mds.23936 . |
| 2010 |
Packer,R.A.,Patterson,E.E.,Taylor,J.F.,Coates,J.R.,Schnabel,R.D.,O'Brien,D.P.: :
Characterization and mode of inheritance of a paroxysmal dyskinesia in Chinook dogs. J Vet Intern Med 24:1305-13, 2010. Pubmed reference: 21054538 . DOI: 10.1111/j.1939-1676.2010.0629.x . |
| 2004 |
Shelton,G.D.: :
Muscle pain, cramps and hypertonicity. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract 34:1483-96, 2004. Pubmed reference: 15474685 . DOI: 10.1016/j.cvsm.2004.05.019 . |
| 2001 |
Penderis,J.,Franklin,R.J.: :
Dyskinesia in an adult bichon frise. J Small Anim Pract 42:24-5, 2001. Pubmed reference: 11219819 . |
| 1983 |
Herrtage,ME.,Palmer,AC.: :
Episodic falling in the cavalier King Charles spaniel. Vet Rec 112:458-9, 1983. Pubmed reference: 6868317 . |
| 1969 |
Meyers,K.M.,Lund,J.E.,Padgett,G.A.: :
Hyperkinetic episodes in Scottish Terrier dogs Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 155:124-133, 1969. Pubmed reference: 5816228 . |