Equine neurology /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Furr, Martin (Editor), Reed, Stephen M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Ames, Iowa] : Wiley Blackwell, [2015]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book.
Table of Contents:
  • Overview of neuroanatomy
  • Cerebrospinal fluid and the blood-brain barrier
  • Immunology of the central nervous system
  • Pharmaceutical considerations for treatment of central nervous system disease
  • Fundamental neurophysiology
  • Examination of the nervous system
  • 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
  • Sleep and sleep disorders in horses
  • Headshaking
  • Differential diagnosis of urinary incontinence and cauda equina syndrome
  • Differential diagnosis of muscle tremor and paresis
  • Electrodiagnostic evaluation of the nervous system
  • Anesthetic considerations for horses with neurologic disorders
  • The basics of equine neuropathology
  • Diagnostic imaging of the equine nervous system
  • Equid herpesvirus-associated myeloencephalopathy
  • Mosquito-borne infections affecting the central nervous system
  • Contagious neurolofical diseases
  • Bacterial infections of the central nervous system
  • Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis
  • Parasitic infections of the central nervous system
  • Miscellaneous infections of the central nervous system
  • Disorders associated with clostridial neurotoxins: botulism and tetanus
  • Neurodegenerative disorders
  • Equine hepatic encephalopathy
  • Cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy
  • Electrolyte abnormalities and neurologic dysfunction in horses
  • Cervical articular process disease, fractures, and other axial skeletal disorders
  • Congenital malformation of the nervous system
  • Central nervous system trauma
  • Disorders of the peripheral nervous system
  • Equine neurotoxic agents and conditions
  • Neonatal encephalopathy and related conditions
  • Miscellaneous movement disorders
  • Stereotypic and behavior disorders
  • Miscellaneous conditions