Watch dogs detect signs of epileptic seizures—using their nose
March 28, 2019 - One of these cans has an odor collected from a patient during an epileptic episode. The other 6 cans had samples from the same person while they weren’t seizing. This experiment is part of a study which shows that dogs can smell an odor produced during epileptic seizures. All previous reports of this ability were anecdotal. French scientists wanted to see if a “seizure odor” existed across all types of seizures. All the dogs in the study were able to identify the can with the seizure odor.
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One of these cans has an odor collected from a patient during an epileptic episode.
The other 6 cans had samples from the same person while they weren’t seizing.
This experiment is part of a study which shows that dogs can smell an odor produced during epileptic seizures.
All previous reports of this ability were anecdotal.
French scientists wanted to see if a “seizure odor” existed across all types of seizures.
All the dogs in the study were able to identify the can with the seizure odor.
