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Author:   Martin Furr ,  Stephen M. Reed
Publisher:   Iowa State University Press
Imprint:   Iowa State University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 18.70cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 25.70cm
Weight:   1.166kg
ISBN:  

9780813825199

ISBN 10:   0813825199
Pages:   412
Publication Date:   01 November 2007
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Stock Indefinitely
Availability:   Awaiting stock  

Table of Contents

Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgments. Section I: Foundations of Clinical 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.

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The editors have accomplished their goal by admirably coalescing information normally found in wildly disparate sources into a single reference.This book is an original; there is no other like it. Veterinary students, practitioners, and postgraduate trainees and specialists will all find value ... .Very reasonably priced. - Doody's Book Reviews

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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, Virginia Tech, 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.Currently affiliated with Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital, Lexington, KY, USA.

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