Karen Munana

Bio

Dr. Muñana obtained her veterinary degree from the University of California at Davis. She went on to complete a rotating internship in small animal medicine and surgery at Kansas State University and a residency training program in neurology and neurosurgery at Colorado State University. She joined the faculty at NC State College of Veterinary Medicine in 1996.

AFFILIATIONS

Member, International Veterinary Epilepsy Task Force

CERTIFICATIONS

Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine (Neurology)

Area(s) of Expertise

SPONTANEOUS ANIMAL DISEASE MODELS
Canine epilepsy- with focus on causes of refractory (poorly controlled) epilepsy and development of more effective treatments for dogs with seizures.

Encephalitis - studies into potential causes, diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory brain disease in dogs and cats

Publications

• An Exploratory Study on the Relationship Between Idiopathic Epilepsy and Sleep in Dogs , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2025)
• Case Report: Presumed cerebral salt wasting syndrome in a 10-week-old German Shorthaired Pointer , Frontiers in Veterinary Science (2025)
• Characterization of post-ictal clinical signs in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy: A questionnaire-based study , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2025)
• Dissolution Characteristics of Split and Crushed Levetiracetam Extended-Release Tablets in Comparison With Immediate-Release Formulation , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS (2025)
• Clinical and imaging findings in dogs with nerve root signature associated with cervical intervertebral disc herniation , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2024)
• Pharmacokinetics of subcutaneous ketamine administration via the Omnipod® system in dogs , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY PHARMACOLOGY AND THERAPEUTICS (2024)
• ACVIM Consensus Statement on the management of status epilepticus and cluster seizures in dogs and cats , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2023)
• Comparison of caregivers' assessments of clinical outcome in dogs with idiopathic epilepsy administered levetiracetam, zonisamide, or phenobarbital monotherapy , JAVMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN VETERINARY MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2023)
• Magnetic resonance imaging characteristics of atlanto-axial subluxation in 42 dogs: Analysis of joint cavity size, subluxation distance, and craniocervical junction anomalies , OPEN VETERINARY JOURNAL (2023)
• Presumed pituitary apoplexy in 26 dogs: Clinical findings, treatments, and outcomes , Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (2023)

View all publications