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1
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This is usually caused from laying in lateral recumbency for too long

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Radial nerve paralysis

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Which nerve is susceptible to damage from pressure of laying in lateral recumbency?

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Radial nerve

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What are clinical signs of radial nerve paralysis?

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Dropped elbow and flexed carpus, drags limb, unable to advance limb

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4
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How do you treat radial nerve paralysis?

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Rapid/aggressive nursing care

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What type of fracture is seen in horses that rear up and flip backward?

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Basisphenoid/basioccipital fractures

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What clinical signs will you see with a basilar fracture?

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Unilateral head tilt, drooping ear, muzzle deviation

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Which cranial nerves can be damaged with a basilar fracture?

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CN 7 and 8

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8
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Common form of traumatic nerve injury in foals

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Basilar bone fracture

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9
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Where do horses get Sarcocystis neurona (EPM)?

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Opposum

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10
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What age range is affected by EPM?

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1-6yo

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Vague asymmetric neuro signs w/muscle atrophy and ataxia

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EPM

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12
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What are the three As of EPM?

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Asymmetry, ataxia, atrophy

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13
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How do you dx EPM?

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Serum and CSF immunoblotting (Western blot)

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14
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How do you treat EPM?

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Ponazuril

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15
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Inflammation of nerve roots

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Cauda equina neuritis

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16
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What type of neuro signs does cauda equine neuritis cause?

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LMN signs

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17
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What treatment options are there for cauda equine neuritis?

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None

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18
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Chewing on tail head, hypotonic anus, fecal retention, hindlimb ataxia are clinical signs of what disease?

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Cauda equina neuritis

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How can you tell if a horse has urinary incontinence?

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Urine scalding of thighs

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20
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What is Wobbler Syndrome?

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Cervical vertebral stenotic mylopathy

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What is the first form of wobbler syndrome?

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Cervical vertebral instability

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Ventroflexion of neck causes spinal cord compression at C3-C4

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Cervical vertebral instability

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What is the second form of wobbler syndrome?

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Cervical static stenosis

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24
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Compression of spinal cord continuous regardless of neck position

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Cervical static stenosis

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What age is usually affected by wobbler syndrome?

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Less than 1yo

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What clinical signs will you see with wobbler syndrome?

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Wide based stance and symmetrical hindlimb spasticity, ataxia, and CP deficits

27
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Are wobbler syndrome clinical signs symmetric or asymetric?

28
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How do you treat wobbler syndrome?

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Sx to stabilize cervical vertebrae and decompress spinal cord

29
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What can you give a wobbler syndrome case for pain relief short term?

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Anti-inflammatories and stall rest

30
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Aberrant migration of parasites through that CNS

A

Verminous myelitis

31
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Presents similar to EPM w/muscle atrophy and ataxia but incoordination is present in all 4 limbs

A

Verminous myelitis

32
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What parasites undergo aberrant migration that could cause verminous myelitis?

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Strongylus vulgaris, Micronemia deletrix, Draschia megastoma, Setaria

33
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How do you treat for strongyles that cause verminous myelitis?

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Ivermectin

34
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Which breed is predisposed to cerebellar abiotrophy?

35
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When does cerebellar abiotrophy start to develop?

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Around 6mo

36
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What is the etiology of cerebellar abiotrophy?

37
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Which part of the brain is responsible for the coordination and regulation of range, rate, and strength of movement along with balance and posture?

A

Cerebellum

38
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How will mentation be affected by cerebellar abiotrophy?

39
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What are clinical signs of cerebellar abiotrophy?

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Ataxia and hypermetria, intention tremors, hyperreflexia

40
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How do you treat cerebellar abiotrophy?

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No treatment

41
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What disease is usually assoc. w/Vit E deficiency?

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Equine degeneratie myeloencephalopathy (EDM)

42
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What age is typically affected by EDM?

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Less than 1yo

43
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Symmetrical ataxia (worse in hindlimbs), generalized weakness, CP deficits, and spasticity are all assoc. w/which disease?

44
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How do you dx EDM?

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Find lesion in caudal brainstem neuclei and spinal cord on histo

45
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What virus causes vasculitis of the CNS?

A

Equine herpes myeloencephalopathy

46
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Usually affects multiple horses at the same time

A

Equine herpes myeloencephalopathy

47
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Dog sitting and intermittent urine dribbling are clinical signs of what disease?

A

Equine herpes myeloencephalopathy

48
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What is the onset of clinical signs assoc. w/equine herpes myeloencephalopathy?

49
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Midline defect of the cerebellum and cystic dilation of the 4th ventricle

A

Dandy-Walker syndrome

50
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Which breeds are predisposed to Dandy-Walker syndrome even though it is still a rare disease in both?

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Arabians and Thoroughbreds

51
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What is one of the most common neuro diseases observed in horses of various ages and breeds?

52
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What is the causative agent of EPM?

A

Sarcocystis neurona

53
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What is the definitive host of S. neurona?

54
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What type of hose is the horse for S. neurona?

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Aberrant/dead-end host

55
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What dx tests can you use for EPM?

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Western blot, IFAT, PCR

56
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Causes resp dz, abortion, and less commonly neuro disease

57
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When EHV-1 does cause neuro disease, what is the pathophys?

A

Vasculitis in the CNS

58
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What is treatment for EHV-1 myeloencephalopathy?

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Supportive, steroids, acyclovir

59
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What is the px for horses w/EHM?

60
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This disease of young horses is assoc. w/lack of anti-oxidants such and Vit E and selenium in diet

A

Equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy

61
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What are causes of viral encephalitis in horses?

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WNV, Eastern/Western/Venezuelan encephalitis

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