Abstract
AbstractFeline hyperesthesia syndrome (FHS) is a poorly understood entity whose aetiology is currently unknown. Epilepsy has been proposed as a possible cause, but no evidence has been shown. Two cats, aged 1.5 and 2 years old, were studied for neurological episodes characterised by skin rippling, muscle spasms, licking and biting of the lumbar area, head shaking, tail swinging and presumptive hallucinations, among other symptoms. Physical and neurological examination, brain magnetic resonance imaging and cerebrospinal fluid analysis were unremarkable. However, electroencephalogram (EEG) showed polyspike‐like epileptic discharges originated in the temporoparietal area in one cat and focal sharp waves in left frontotemporal area in the other one. In both cases, the episodes were reduced significantly in response to anticonvulsant therapy. Based on these results, EEG could be part of FHS diagnostic test and epilepsy considered as a possible aetiology.
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