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

• 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)
• Effects of alfaxalone, propofol and isoflurane on cerebral blood flow and cerebrovascular reactivity to carbon dioxide in dogs: A pilot study , VETERINARY JOURNAL (2023)
• Presumed pituitary apoplexy in 26 dogs: Clinical findings, treatments, and outcomes , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2023)
• Novel subcutaneous cytarabine infusion with the Omnipod system in dogs with meningoencephalomyelitis of unknown etiology , AMERICAN JOURNAL OF VETERINARY RESEARCH (2022)
• Continuous rate infusion of midazolam as emergent treatment for seizures in dogs , Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (2021)
• Outcomes and prognostic indicators in 59 paraplegic medium to large breed dogs with extensive epidural hemorrhage secondary to thoracolumbar disc extrusion , VETERINARY SURGERY (2021)
• Understanding the impacts of feline epilepsy on cats and their owners , VETERINARY RECORD (2021)
• Vascular endothelial growth factor concentrations in the cerebrospinal fluid of dogs with neoplastic or inflammatory central nervous system disorders , JOURNAL OF VETERINARY INTERNAL MEDICINE (2021)
• Association between anesthesia duration and outcome in dogs with surgically treated acute severe spinal cord injury caused by thoracolumbar intervertebral disk herniation , Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine (2020)

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