title: A seizure response dog: video recording of reacting behaviour during repetitive prolonged seizures.
abstract: Seizure response and alerting behaviour may spontaneously develop in dogs living with children or adults with epilepsy. Some dogs can also be reliably trained to respond and anticipate seizures. We describe the case of a dog, not previously trained for assistance work, showing complex seizure response behaviour. This is the first release of a home video recording of a dog reacting to its owner's seizure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurological Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: Lidia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Di Vito
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Naldi
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mostacci
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Licchetta
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bisulli
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Tinuper
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001143:Arousal; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004285:Dogs / Q000523:psychology*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004832:Epilepsy, Absence / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D017029:Epilepsy, Complex Partial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D006379:Helping Behavior; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted; D013226:Status Epilepticus / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D014741:Video Recording; D014828:Vocalization, Animal