LA neuro diseases exam 2

Question 1

bilateral pelvic limb ataxia, less than 1yr, charolais, progressive, cull

Answer 1

bovine progressive degenerative myeloencephalopathy

Question 2

discospondylitis/osteomyelitis who is most likely? signs? diagnosis?

Answer 2

calves with FPT, hematog bacteremia, poor/guarded prog.

Question 3

reasons you get tetanus in foodies? big signs?

Answer 3

umbilical, dehorning, castration. lock jaw, prolapsed nicitans.

Question 4

drug treatment for teatnus

Answer 4

antitoxin and penicillin

Question 5

How to diagnose CAE, signs

Answer 5

normal except: unilateral paraparesis. -itis, ELISA test, PCR blood or milk. path- demyleninating leukoencephalitis. test cull, separate.

Question 6

diagnosis and treatment of meningeal worm in foodies (p. tenuis)

Answer 6

diagnosis off of symptoms and may see eos in CSF. treatment: ivermectin, fenben, antiinflam: dexmeth. vitamin supp

Question 7

enzootic ataxia? what is it? treatment?

Answer 7

congenital: swayback, weakness, blindness, Copper deficiency. tetraparesis.

tx: oxidized copper and easily in sheep bc tox

Question 8

sciatic weakness vs peroneal weakness in cattle?

Answer 8

sciatic: weak extensors and flexors, distal to stifle
peroneal: knuckling of fetlocks. desen dorsal metatarsus

Question 9

WTD with compression neuropathy?

Answer 9

anti-inflammatory immediately. turn 4x a day. >48hr, euthanize.

Question 10

epidural lymphosarcoma LSA. from what?

Answer 10

enzootic bovine leukosis BLV. EUTHANIZE

Question 11

cardinal NM disease signs

Answer 11

flaccid tetraparesis, mydriasis, dysphagia, bloat, recumbency

Question 12

pigs: growers and weaners. incordination. paddling. opisthotonus. all the -itis on necropsy

Answer 12

streptociccal meningitis from strep suis

Question 13

pigs found dog sitting, wandering, paddling, coma, death, deafness

Answer 13

salt tox, water deprivation

Question 14

piglets less than 1 month old. vomiting and wretching, can be paddling, coma. microscopic lesions in the gray matter

Answer 14

coronavirus. hemagglutinating encephalomyelitis. no tx

Question 15

male deer with antler wounds. several brain abcesses. ddx and cause>?

Answer 15

cranial abscessation syndrome. most likely from acranobacterium pyogenes.

Question 16

deer presents blind, dilated nonresponsive pupils, retinal vasculitis, optic neuritis

Answer 16

equine herpesvirus 1

Question 17

one of the most common and important diseases of deer in the US.

Answer 17

hemorrhagic disease

Question 18

what transmits hemorrhagic disease? symptoms?

Answer 18

biting culicoides. death quick after signs. often found near water. swollen ulcerative tongue

Question 19

what causes rye grass staggers?

Answer 19

lolitrem B

Question 20

signs are principally cerebellar and cerebral with progressive loss of function and death before a year of age

Answer 20

neurovisceral lysosomal storage disease

Question 21

sweating, miosis, ptosis, regional hyperthermia

Answer 21

horners syndrome

Question 22

cause of otitis media interna

Answer 22

mycoplasma bovis

Question 23

fever, ear drooping, progressing to facial paralysis

Answer 23

otitis media interna

Question 24

stressful situation, feeding bad silage, very high fever, salivation, tilt head, circling, paralysis, keratitis sicca

Answer 24

listeriosis

Question 25

treatment for listeriosis

Answer 25

penicillin G, SC, use gloves. if down, not gonna get back up.

Question 26

ataxia, falling, hypermetria, wide stance, absent menace. nubian goats, holstein, limousin, poll herefords. 3-8 mo onset

Answer 26

cerebellar abiotrophy