NEUROLOGY 7 Flashcards
what are 2 immune-mediated diseases of the spinal cord?
-steroid responsive meningitis-arteritis
-GME
-steroid responsive meningitis-arteritis:
-signalment?
-signs?
-young
-severe neck pain
-pyrexia, systemic, triggered by immunocompromise
-steroid responsive meningitis-arteritis:
-pathogenesis?
-steroid responsive meningitis-arteritis:
-diagnosis?
-tx?
-CSF analysis: neutrophillic/blood
[neutrophils even though this doesnt have to do with bacteria]
-check serum C-reactive protien
-immunosurpressvie doses of corticosteroids
what are 3 infectious diseases of the spinal cord
-discospondylitis
-distemper myelitis
-FIP
discospondylitis:
-signalment?
-history/signs?
discospondylitis:
-pathogenesis?
-subluxation within vertebrae
-due to infection elsewhere in the body, often strep
-causes sclerotic end plates, collapsed IVD space,
discospondylitis:
-diagnosis?
-tx?
-antibiotics, for a while (avrage 16 wks)
what are 4 anomalous/congenital diseases of the spinal cord?
-syringomyelia/chiari
-vertebral malformations
-spinal arachnoid diverticulum
Chiari-like Malformation and Syringomyelia (CLM/SM):
-what is syringomyelia?
fluid filled cavity within spinal cord
Chiari-like Malformation and Syringomyelia (CLM/SM):
-signalment?
-history/signs?
-cavalier king charles spaniel[95% have this], griffon bruxellois
signs
-phantom scratching[not actually toching skin]
Chiari-like Malformation and Syringomyelia (CLM/SM):
-pathogenesis?
herniation of cerebellum into foramen magnum
ADD THE OTHER PIC 2 SDIES L8R
Chiari-like Malformation and Syringomyelia (CLM/SM):
-diagnosis?
-tx?
-analgesics
-sx is very rare
what is pregabalin?
analgesic drug specific to neuro pain
hemivertebrae
-signalment?
-clinical signs/history?
hemivertebrae
-pathogenesis?
wedge-shaped vertebral body[failure to form proerly]
hemivertebrae
-diagnosis?
-tx?
atlanto-axial subluxation?
-signalment?
-signs/history?
toy breeds
atlanto-axial subluxation?
-pathogenesis?
spinal arachnoid diverticulum:
-signalment?
-clinical signs/history?
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