Equine neurology

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 -- Provided by publisher.

1. Overview of Neuroanatomy -- 2. Cerebrospinal Fluid and the Blood-Brain Barrier / Caroline Hahn / Jerry Masty -- 3. Immunology of the Central Nervous System / Martin Furr -- 4. Pharmaceutical Considerations for Treatment of Central Nervous System Disease / Martin Furr -- 5. Fundamental Neurophysiology / Martin Furr / Veronique A. Lacombe -- 6. Examination of the Nervous System / Caroline Hahn / Craig Johnson -- 7. Differential Diagnosis and Management of Horses with Seizures or Alterations in Consciousness / Martin Furr, Stephen Reed -- 8. Differential Diagnosis of Equine Spinal Ataxia / Martin Furr, Veronique A. Lacombe -- 9. Differential Diagnosis and Management of Cranial Nerve Abnormalities / Martin Furr -- 10. Sleep and Sleep Disorders in Horses / Robert J. MacKay -- 11. Headshaking / Joseph J. Berton -- 12. Differential Diagnosis of Urinary Incontinence and Cauda Equina Syndrome / Monica Aleman, Kirstie Pickles -- 13. Differential Diagnosis of Muscle Tremor and Paresis / Melissa Hines -- 14. Electrodiagnostic Evaluation of the Nervous System / Amy L. Johnson -- 15. Anesthetic Considerations for Horses with Neurologic Disorders / Frank Andrews, Veronique A. Lacombe, George …