Equine neurology [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Martin Furr and Stephen Reed

• Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa, : Blackwell Pub., c2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (428 p.)
• Disciplina: 636.1; 636.108968
• Soggetto topico: Horses - Diseases; Nervous system - Diseases; Veterinary neurology
• Altri autori: FurrMartin ReedStephen M
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Equine Neurology; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Section I: Foundations of Clinical Neurology; 1 Overview of Neuroanatomy; 2 Cerebrospinal Fluid and the Blood...Brain Barrier; 3 Immunology of the Central Nervous System; 4 Pharmaceutical Considerations for Treatment of Central Nervous System Disease; Section II: Clinical Equine Neurology; 5 Neurologic Examination; 6 Differential Diagnosis and Management of Horses with Seizures or Alterations in Consciousness; 7 Differential Diagnosis of Equine Spinal Ataxia ; 8 Differential Diagnosis and Management of Cranial Nerve Abnormalities9 Differential Diagnosis of Urinary Incontinence and Cauda Equina Syndrome; 10 Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of the Nervous System; 11 Anesthetic Considerations for Horses with Neurologic Disease; 12 The Basics of Equine Neuropathology; Section III: Specific Disease Syndromes; 13 Viral Diseases of the Nervous System; 14 Bacterial Infections of the Central Nervous System; 15 Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis; 16 Parasitic Infection of the Central Nervous System; 17 Clostridial Neurotoxins: Botulism and Tetanus ; 18 Miscellaneous Infections of the Central Nervous System19 Neurodegenerative Disorders; 20 Equine Hepatic Encephalopathy; 21 Electrolytes and Neurological Dysfunction in Horses; 22 Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy; 23 Congenital Malformation of the Nervous System; 24 Central Nervous System Trauma; 25 Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System; 26 Equine Neurotoxic Agents and Conditions; 27 Hypoxic/Ischemic Encephalopathy in the Foal; 28 Miscellaneous Movement Disorders; 29 Stereotypic and Other Behavior Problems; 30 Miscellaneous Conditions; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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 pr
• Titolo autorizzato: Equine neurology
• ISBN: 1-282-27923-8; 9786612279232; 0-470-37646-5; 0-470-37637-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996212489903316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno