Nervous System Diseases Flashcards
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Brain Trauma
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- Secondary to HBC
- Mannitol to decrease cerebral edema
2
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Idiopathic Vestibular Disease
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- Middle-aged to older dogs and cats
- Ataxia, circling, head tilt, nystagmus, vomiting
- Tincture of time
3
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Neoplasia
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- primary brain tumors; primary source begins somewhere else
- ataxia, seizures, behavior changes, vestibular signs
4
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Idiopathic Epilepsy
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- Seizures with no known cause
- Dogs 1-3 years old
- Aura, seizure, post-ictal
- Neurologically normal in between seizures
5
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Status Epilepticus
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- Continual seizures are very dangerous
- Hyperthermia, hypoxia, build-up of lactic acid
- IV diazepam
- Administer O2
6
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Intervertebral Disc Disease
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- IVDD
- Chondrodrystophic breeds
- Type I: acute rupture of nucleus
- Type II: chronic protrusion of disk
- Paresis
- Paralysis (muscular weakness)
- Paralysis (loss of ability to move)
- Myelogram (dye injected into the spinal canal)
- No feeling of deep pain= poor prognosis
7
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Spinal Cord Trauma
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- Schiff-Sherrington (thoracic limb extension, decreased tone in pelvic limbs)
- Surgical stabilization required
8
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Atlantoaxial Subluxation
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- Young, small breed dogs
- Cranial portion of axis displaced into spinal column
- Malformation of the dens
- Neck pain, care with neck flexion
9
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Cervical Spondylomyelopathy
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- Wobblers
- Cervical spinal cord compression from malformation of C5-C7
- Large breed dogs
- Hind limb ataxia
10
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Degenerative Myelopathy
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- Older dogs, german shepherds
- Diffuse degeneration of white matter in spinal cord
- Hindlimb paresis and ataxia (progressive)
- Muscle atrophy, non-painful
11
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Discospondylitis
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- Bacteria implanted in bones of vertebral column
- think the bacteria are having a disco in the spine
- Dogs, cats, and large breed dogs
- Fever, spinal pain, neurologic signs
12
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Fibrocartilaginous Embolism
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- Necrosis of spinal cord when emboli obstruct the veins and arteries
- Large breed dogs
- Exercise can trigger signs
- Asymmetric signs, non painful
- Tincture of time, supportive care
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Lumbosacral Stenosis
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- Narrowing of lumbosacral canal causes spinal cord pinching
- Older, large breed dogs, German Shepherds
- hind limb ataxia, paresis, incontinence, pain on L-S joint
14
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Deafness
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- Congenital
- Chronic otitis, drug-induced (aminoglycosides)
15
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Laryngeal Paralysis
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- Older large breed dogs
- Inspiratory stridor, respiratory distress, voice change
- Surgery; tie back
