Full Description
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.
Contents
Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. Section IClinical Neurology. Chapter 1: Organization of the Equine Nervous System. Chapter 2: Cerebrospinal Fluid and the Blood Brain Barrier. Chapter 3: Immunology of the Central Nervous System. Chapter 4: Pharmaceutical considerations for treatment of central nervous system disease. . Section II: Clinical Equine Neurology. Chapter 1: Neurologic examination. Chapter 2: Differential diagnosis and management of horses with seizures or alterations in consciousness. Chapter 3: Differential Diagnosis of Equine Spinal Ataxia. Chapter 4: Differential Diagnosis and Management of Cranial Nerve Abnormalities. -Head Tilt. -Dysphagia. -Blindness, anisocoria and strabismus,. -Horners syndrome. Chapter 5: Differential Diagnosis of Urinary Incontinence and Cauda Equina syndrome. Chapter 6: Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of the Nervous System. Chapter 7: Anesthetic Considerations for Horses with Neurologic Disease. Chapter 8: The Basics of Equine Neuropathology. . Section III: Specific Disease Syndromes. Chapter 1: Viral Diseases of the Nervous System. Chapter 2: Bacterial infections of the Central Nervous System. Chapter 3: Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis. Chapter 4: Parasitic infection of the Central Nervous System. Chapter 5: Clostridial Neurotoxins. Chapter 6: Miscellaneous infections of the Central Nervous System. Chapter 7: Neurodegenerative Disorders. Chapter 8: Equine Hepatic Encephalopathy. Chapter 9: Electrolytes and Neurological Dysfunction in Horses. Chapter 10: Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy. Chapter 11: Congenital Malformation of the Nervous System. Chapter 12: Central Nervous System Trauma. Chapter 13: Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System. Chapter 14: Equine Neurotoxic Agents and Conditions. Chapter 15: Hypoxic/ischemic encephalopathy in the foal. Chapter 16: Miscellaneous movement disorders. Chapter 17: Stereotypic and other behavior problems. Chapter 18: Miscellaneous conditions. Chapter 19. Neurodegenerative Disorders. Chapter 20. Equine Hepatic Encephalopathy. Chapter 21. Electrolytes and Neurological Dysfunction in Horses. Chapter 22. Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy. Chapter 23. Congenital Malformation of the Nervous System. Chapter 24. Central Nervous System Trauma. Chapter 25. Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System. Chapter 26. Equine Neurotoxic Agents and Conditions. Chapter 27. Hypoxic/Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Foal. Chapter 28. Miscellaneous Movement Disorders. Chapter 29. Stereotypic and Other Behavior Problems. Chapter 30. Miscellaneous Conditions. Index.
