A comprehensive and authoritative guide to neurologic disease in large domestic animals, world-wide.
The newly revised Third Edition of Large Animal Neurology delivers a practical and complete reference for veterinarians, veterinary trainees and scientists dealing with large animal neurology. The book is vividly illustrated in full colour and contains many clinical photographs and detailed line drawings to highlight the concepts discussed within.
Organised into three parts, Large Animal Neurology offers practitioners and students straightforward guides on how to perform neurologic examinations for domestic large animal species, including neonates. It also discusses the presenting clinical syndromes caused by common nervous system diseases, as well as giving details of the specific neurologic diseases of large domestic animals.
The book includes:
- A thorough introduction to the evaluation of large animal neurologic patients, including discussions of neuroanatomy, neurologic evaluation, ancillary diagnostic aids, and the important pathologic responses of the nervous system
- Comprehensive exploration of 26 presenting clinical problems, including behaviour disorders, seizures, epilepsy, sleep disorders, blindness, strabismus, monoplegia, wobblers, tetraplegia, pruritus and cauda equina syndrome
- Detailed coverage of the specific diseases, including those of genetic, infectious, nutritional, toxic and metabolic cause, and the many diseases with multifactorial and with unknown cause
Perfect for all equine and farm animal veterinarians, veterinary neurologists, as well as trainees in the field, Large Animal Neurology, Third Edition is also an ideal resource for undergraduate veterinary students, animal pathologists, and neuroscience researchers.
Table of Contents
Preface to Third Edition vii
About the Companion Website ix
Part I Evaluation of Large Animal Neurologic Patients
1 Practical neuroanatomy 3
2 Neurologic evaluation 11
3 Ancillary diagnostic aids 52
4 Pathologic responses of the nervous system 75
Part II Clinical Problems in Large Animal Neurology
5 Disorders of behavior 91
6 Seizures and epilepsy 97
7 Sleep and acute collapse disorders 103
8 Coma and other altered states of consciousness 107
9 Blindness 111
10 Miosis, mydriasis, anisocoria, and Horner syndrome 114
11 Strabismus 121
12 Dropped mandible and masticatory muscle atrophy 125
13 Decreased and increased facial sensation 129
14 Facial paralysis and facial spasm 133
15 Pharyngeal dysphagia 137
16 Dilated esophagus 142
17 Laryngeal paresis and paralysis: roaring 144
18 Tongue paralysis 147
19 Head tilt, circling, nystagmus, and other signs of vestibular dysfunction 150
20 Deafness 156
21 Disorders of posture and movement 159
22 Incoordination of the head, neck, trunk and limbs: cerebellar diseases 171
23 Tetraparesis, paraparesis, and ataxia of the limbs: spinal cord diseases 175
24 Diffuse weakness 181
25 Paresis and paralysis of one limb: monoparesis 185
26 Bilateral brachial paresis to paralysis 191
27 Urinary bladder distention, dilated rectum and anus, and atonic tail: cauda equina syndrome 194
28 Pruritus, self- mutilation, headshaking, complex regional pain syndrome, and miscellaneous distressing disorders 198
29 Autonomic nervous system dysfunction 206
30 Vertebral and paravertebral problems: stiff neck and sore back 210
Part III Mechanisms and Specific Diseases
31 Congenital, familial, and genetic disorders 217
32 Infectious, inflammatory, and immune diseases 292
33 Physical, chemical, and thermal causes 373
34 Toxic diseases 412
35 Nutritional diseases 481
36 Metabolic diseases 503
37 Neoplasms and other tumors 521
38 Multifactorial and idiopathic disorders 532
Index 588
