Equine Neurology (eBook, PDF)

Redaktion: Furr, Martin; Reed, Stephen

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Equine Neurology, Second Edition provides a fully updated new edition of the only equine-specific neurology book, with comprehensive, clinically oriented information. * Offers a complete clinical reference to neurologic conditions in equine patients * Takes a problem-based approach to present a clinically oriented perspective * Presents new chapters on imaging the nervous system, neuronal physiology, sleep disorders, head shaking, differential diagnosis of muscle trembling and weakness, and cervical articular process joint disease * Covers the basic principles of neurology, clinical topics such as the initial exam, differentials, and neuropathology, and specific conditions and disorders * Includes access to a companion website offering video clips demonstrating presenting signs

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
• Seitenzahl: 512
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2015
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781118501566
• Artikelnr.: 42645654

Autorenporträt

Martin Furr, DVM, PhD, Diplomate ACVIM, is Adelaide Riggs Chair of Internal Medicine, Chief of Medicine, and Professor of Medicine at the Marion duPont Scott Equine Medicine Center, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Blacksburg, Virginia, USA. Stephen Reed, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM, is former Professor and Head of Equine Medicine and Surgery at the Ohio State University College of Veterinary Medicine, USA and is currently affiliated with Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Notes on contributors vii Preface ix About the companion website x Section
1: Foundations of Clinical Neurology 1 Overview of neuroanatomy 3 Caroline
Hahn and Jerry Masty 2 Cerebrospinal fluid and the blood-brain barrier 21
Martin Furr 3 Immunology of the central nervous system 36 Martin Furr 4
Pharmaceutical considerations for treatment of central nervous system
disease 46 Véronique A. Lacombe and Martin Furr 5 Fundamental
neurophysiology 58 Craig Johnson and Caroline Hahn Section 2: Clinical
Equine Neurology 6 Examination of the nervous system 67 Martin Furr and
Stephen Reed 7 Differential diagnosis and management of horses with
seizures or alterations in consciousness 79 Véronique A. Lacombe and Martin
Furr 8 Differential diagnosis of equine spinal ataxia 93 Martin Furr 9
Differential diagnosis and management of cranial nerve abnormalities 99
Robert J. MacKay 10 Sleep and sleep disorders in horses 123 Joseph J.
Bertone 11 Headshaking 130 Monica Aleman and Kirstie Pickles 12
Differential diagnosis of urinary incontinence and cauda equina syndrome
139 Melissa Hines 13 Differential diagnosis of muscle tremor and paresis
149 Amy L. Johnson 14 Electrodiagnostic evaluation of the nervous system
157 George M. Strain and Frank Andrews 15 Anesthetic considerations for
horses with neurologic disorders 184 Adriana G. Silva 16 The basics of
equine neuropathology 191 Fabio Del Piero and John L. Robertson 17
Diagnostic imaging of the equine nervous system 215 Katherine Garrett
Section 3: Specific Disease Syndromes 18 Equine herpesvirus ]associated
myeloencephalopathy 225 Lutz S. Goehring 19 Mosquito ]borne infections
affecting the central nervous system 233 Maureen T. Long 20 Contagious
neurological diseases 262 Maureen T. Long 21 Bacterial infections of the
central nervous system 273 Martin Furr 22 Equine protozoal
myeloencephalitis 285 Martin Furr and Daniel K. Howe 23 Parasitic
infections of the central nervous system 306 Martin Furr 24 Miscellaneous
infections of the central nervous system 314 Martin Furr 25 Disorders
associated with clostridial neurotoxins: Botulism and tetanus 319 Martin
Furr 26 Neurodegenerative disorders 328 Robert J. MacKay 27 Equine hepatic
encephalopathy 343 Tom Divers 28 Cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy 349
Amy L. Johnson and Stephen Reed 29 Electrolyte abnormalities and neurologic
dysfunction in horses 368 Ramiro E. Toribio 30 Cervical articular process
disease fractures and other axial skeletal disorders 386 Richard Hepburn 31
Congenital malformation of the nervous system 401 Martin Furr 32 Central
nervous system trauma 406 Yvette S. Nout ]Lomas 33 Disorders of the
peripheral nervous system 429 Martin Furr 34 Equine neurotoxic agents and
conditions 437 Martin Furr 35 Neonatal encephalopathy and related
conditions 455 Martin Furr 36 Miscellaneous movement disorders 465 Caroline
Hahn 37 Stereotypic and behavior disorders 472 Carissa L. Wickens and
Katherine A. Houpt 38 Miscellaneous conditions 484 Martin Furr Index 000