Equine Neurology

by Editor: Martin Furr (Marion duPont Scott Equine Medicine Center); Editor: Stephen Reed (Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine)

• ISBN13: 9780470376379
• ISBN10: 0470376376
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2008-02-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Equine neurology has become a central part of everyday equine practice. In this practical and comprehensive clinical reference, clinicians will find the up-to-date resources needed to effectively and confidently recognize, diagnose and treat neurologic diseases and disorders in equine patients. At the heart of the book are practical features, such as diagnostic algorithms, charts and tables, designed to aid in the clinical examination of the nervous system, differential diagnosis, and appropriate methods of treatment. Detailed information on individual diseases and disorders is provided, including etiology, epidemiology, diagnostic methods, treatment, prognosis and prevention. A practical review of the basic anatomy and physiology of the nervous system also provides the essential framework for understanding and treating equine neurological problems.

Table of Contents

Contributors

Preface

Acknowledgments

Foundations of Clinical Neurology

Organization of the Equine Nervous System

Cerebrospinal Fluid and the Blood Brain Barrier

Immunology of the Central Nervous System

Pharmaceutical considerations for treatment of central nervous system disease.

Clinical Equine Neurology.

Neurologic examination

Differential diagnosis and management of horses with seizures or alterations in consciousness

Differential Diagnosis of Equine Spinal Ataxia

Differential Diagnosis and Management of Cranial Nerve Abnormalities -Head Tilt -Dysphagia -Blindness, anisocoria and strabismus, -Horners syndrome

Differential Diagnosis of Urinary Incontinence and Cauda Equina syndrome

Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of the Nervous System

Anesthetic Considerations for Horses with Neurologic Disease

The Basics of Equine Neuropathology.

Specific Disease Syndromes.

Viral Diseases of the Nervous System

Bacterial infections of the Central Nervous System

Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis

Parasitic infection of the Central Nervous System

Clostridial Neurotoxins

Miscellaneous infections of the Central Nervous System

Neurodegenerative Disorders

Equine Hepatic Encephalopathy

Electrolytes and Neurological Dysfunction in Horses

Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy

Congenital Malformation of the Nervous System

Central Nervous System Trauma

Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System

Equine Neurotoxic Agents and Conditions

Hypoxic/ischemic encephalopathy in the foal

Miscellaneous movement disorders

Stereotypic and other behavior problems

Miscellaneous conditions

Neurodegenerative Disorders

Equine Hepatic Encephalopathy

Electrolytes and Neurological Dysfunction in Horses

Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy

Congenital Malformation of the Nervous System

Central Nervous System Trauma

Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System

Equine Neurotoxic Agents and Conditions

Hypoxic/Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Foal

Miscellaneous Movement Disorders

Stereotypic and Other Behavior Problems

Miscellaneous Conditions

Index

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