A practical guide to canine and feline neurology / edited by Curtis W. Dewey ; illustrated by Anton G. Hoffman and Carol Rudowsky.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dewey, Curtis W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dogs--Diseases.

Dogs.

Cats--Diseases.

Cats.

Veterinary neurology.

Physical Description:

xii, 642 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Canine and feline neurology

Place of Publication:

Ames : Iowa State Press, 2003.

Summary:

Although a working knowledge of neuroanatomy is necessary for clinicians, learning neuroanatomy in depth is rarely an achievable goal of any practicing veterinarian. A Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology is a succinct handbook of canine and feline clinical neurology. It provides the necessary tools to understand and be clinically proficient with neurology cases faced in small-animal practice. This book is arranged in a logical sequence based on the order of brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nervous systems. Opening chapters provide a review of pertinent neuroanatomy, a step-by-step guide to neurologic examination, and a brief overview of available neurodiagnostic tests. Disease descriptions are concise, designed for the busy practitioner, but extensive references are provided for further reading. A Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology is an excellent reference source for general small-animal practitioners, veterinary students, interns, residents, specialists, and anyone needing a refresher course on neurology before taking specialty board or state board examinations.

Contents:

1. Functional and Dysfunctional Neuroanatomy: The Key to Lesion Localization / Curtis W. Dewey 3

2. Performing the Neurologic Examination / William B. Thomas, Curtis W. Dewey 31

3. Neurodiagnostics / Julie M. Ducote, Curtis W. Dewey 57

4. Encephalopathies: Disorders of the Brain / Curtis W. Dewey 99

5. Head-Trauma Management / Curtis W. Dewey 179

6. Seizures and Narcolepsy / William B. Thomas 193

7. Disorders of Hearing and Balance: The Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII) and Associated Structures / Sean G. Sanders, Rodney S. Bagley 213

8. Cerebellar Diseases and Tremor Syndromes / Sean G. Sanders, Rodney S. Bagley 241

9. Myelopathies: Disorders of the Spinal Cord / Curtis W. Dewey 277

10. Disorders of the Cauda Equina / Curtis W. Dewey 337

11. Neurology and Neuropharmacology of Normal and Abnormal Urination / Curtis W. Dewey 357

12. Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System: Mononeuropathies and Polyneuropathies / Curtis W. Dewey 367

13. Myopathies: Disorders of Skeletal Muscle / Curtis W. Dewey 413

14. Junctionopathies: Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction / Jacques Penderis 463

15. Nursing Care for Patients with Neurologic Disease / Mary B. Tefend, Curtis W. Dewey 517

16. Pharmacologic Management of Pain / Curtis W. Dewey 541

17. Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Patients with Neurologic Disease / Karen L. Kline 549

18. Neurotoxicological Syndromes / David C. Dorman 559.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0813812496

OCLC:

50868246