Seizure response dog

A seizure response dog (SRD) (also known as seizure dog) is a dog demonstrating specific assisting behaviour during or immediately after a person's epileptic seizure or other seizure .[1][2] When reliably trained such dogs can serve as service dogs for people with epilepsy.[3] Tasks for seizure dogs may include, but are not limited to:[4][5][6]

  • Find someone to help
  • Activate an emergency response system
  • Stimulate a person to help them "wake up" after a seizure
  • Use body weight to keep the person in a specific position
  • Act as a brace to help the person up
  • Retrieve a phone or medication
  • Physically remove the patient from an unsafe situation (i.e. middle of a street)
A Seizure Response Dog can be brought to restaurants or other businesses.
Service dog for a boy with autism and seizures calms him during hospital stay.

A dog demonstrating specific behaviour prior to a persons epileptic seizure is also referred to as seizure alert dog (SAD).[2][7][8] Reports suggest that some dogs can be trained to anticipate epileptic seizures.[3][7] However, this ability has been questioned.[9][10][11]

Seizure response and seizure alerting behaviour may spontaneously develop in dogs living with children and adults with epilepsy.[1][2][8]

See also

References
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  8. Dalziel DJ1, Uthman BM, Mcgorray SP, Reep RL (2003). "Seizure-alert dogs: a review and preliminary study". Seizure. 12 (2): 115–20. doi:10.1016/S105913110200225X. PMID 12566236.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. Doherty, MJ; Haltiner, AM (Jan 23, 2007). "Wag the dog: skepticism on seizure alert canines". Neurology. 68 (4): 309. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000252369.82956.a3. PMID 17242343.
  10. Ortiz R; Liporace J (2005). "Seizure-alert dogs: observations from an inpatient video/EEG unit". Epilepsy Behav. 6 (4): 620–622. doi:10.1016/j.yebeh.2005.02.012. PMID 15907758.
  11. Krauss GL; Choi JS; Lesser RP (2007). "Pseudoseizure dogs". Neurology. 68 (4): 308–309. doi:10.1212/01.wnl.0000250345.23677.6b. PMID 17242342.
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