Can dogs predict seizures? Can they successfully alert their owners when an attack is imminent? The debate continues in the medical community until the matter can be proven. Meanwhile, take this quiz and learn about whether dogs can predict seizures.
Which of these can cause epilepsy?
head trauma
brain malformation
both of the above
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There are a number of causes of this neurological condition, including head trauma and brain malformation.
Dogs that help their owners during and after a seizure are called:
seizure aid dogs
seizure alert dogs
seizure response dogs
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They're called seizure response dogs. They respond to a seizure when it happens, as opposed to seizure alert dogs which can apparently sense an approaching seizure.
How do dogs alert their owners to an impending seizure?
They bark.
They each have different methods.
They paw at the ground.
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Each dog has its own method. Some bark, while others paw at the ground. Some make circling movements, while others make close eye contact. It's very individual.
They don't train them because, according to the experts, it can't be done. What they can train is dogs to assist their owners in the case of a seizure, like bringing the telephone.
A small study discussed in the European Journal of Epilepsy claimed success in training dogs for seizure alert. How much does the medical community accept the results of this study as reliable?
The jury is still out on this one, i.e. it hasn't been proven one way or another.
The medical community discounts the results as unreliable.
The medical community accepts the results as reliable scientific evidence.
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It depends on whom you ask. The results haven't been proven one way or another and opinions differ widely on the subject.
