Recent Advances in tremors in dogs and cats

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Tremors in dogs and cats have not been widely investigated in veterinary neurology. It is debatable whether further investigations such as advanced imaging is indicated for some types of tremor. Furthermore, little is known about the treatment and outcome of these tremors. Especially in cats, it is unknown which diseases are the most common causes of tremors. In this thesis, several of the aforementioned questions are attempted to be answered with an aim to elucidate these often enigmatic neurological signs in dogs and cats. The scientific aims of this thesis include describing the signalment, semiology, electrodiagnostic and advanced imaging features, treatment and outcome in idiopathic episodic head tremor and structural episodic head tremor in dogs, dystonic head tremor in dogs, episodic mandibular tremor in dogs and orthostatic tremor and orthostatic tremor – plus in dogs. Additional aims were to investigate the most common underlying causes of tremors and their clinical features in cats, and to evaluate in detail the clinical features of cats with tremors caused by hepatic encephalopathy and congenital portosystemic shunts.