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If my dog had a seizure, would an aneurysm show up in necropsy?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

If a dog had a seizure from an aneurysm would it show up in necropsy also what signs would show

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Answered By Tomasz Wnuk

Veterinarian

Published on May 6th, 2018

The necropsy would show an aneurysm or a bleed from a ruptured aneurysm that could have caused a seizure. As a seizure is an electric phenomenon within the brain, it does not show up in post-mortem examination.

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