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Seizure response dog

Assists person during or immediately before or after a seizure

Seizure response dog
Summary

Assists person during or immediately before or after a seizure

A Seizure Response Dog, like this [[golden retriever]], can be brought to restaurants or other businesses.
Golden retriever service dog for a boy with [[autism]] and seizures calms him during hospital stay.

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. When reliably trained such dogs can serve as service dogs for people with epilepsy.

Tasks

Tasks for seizure dogs may include, but are not limited to:

  • 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 (e.g., the middle of a street)

Seizure alert dog

A dog demonstrating specific behaviour prior to a person's epileptic seizure is also referred to as seizure alert dog (SAD). Reports suggest that some dogs can be trained to anticipate epileptic seizures. However, this ability has been questioned.

Seizure response and seizure alerting behaviour may spontaneously develop in dogs living with children and adults with epilepsy.

References

References

  1. Di Vito L1, Naldi I, Mostacci B, Licchetta L, Bisulli F, Tinuper P. (2010). "A seizure response dog: video recording of reacting behaviour during repetitive prolonged seizures". Epileptic Disord.
  2. Kirton A1, Wirrell E, Zhang J, Hamiwka L. (2004). "Seizure-alerting and -response behaviors in dogs living with epileptic children". Neurology.
  3. Kirton A1, Winter A, Wirrell E, Snead OC. (2008). "Seizure response dogs: evaluation of a formal training program". Epilepsy Behav.
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  6. "Seizure response dogs with special training". Canine Assistants.
  7. "Seizure Dogs". Epilepsy foundation.
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  9. (1999). "Seizure-alert dogs--fact or fiction?". Seizure.
  10. Doherty, MJ. (Jan 23, 2007). "Wag the dog: skepticism on seizure alert canines.". Neurology.
  11. (2005). "Seizure-alert dogs: observations from an inpatient video/EEG unit". Epilepsy Behav.
  12. (2007). "Pseudoseizure dogs". Neurology.
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