Contributors List vii
Preface ix
Video Clips Demonstrating Clinical Signs x
Section 1: Foundations of Clinical Neurology
1 Overview of Neuroanatomy 3
Caroline Hahn and Jerry Masty
2 Cerebrospinal Fluid and the BloodBrain 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
Veronique 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
Veronique 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, Frank Andrews and Veronique A. Lacombe
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 Equid HerpesvirusAssociated Myeloencephalopathy 225
Lutz S. Goehring
19 MosquitoBorne 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. NoutLomas
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 488
