Neurology Videos 16-5-14

Question 0

What is the treatment for pyrethrin toxicity in cats?

Answer 0

Decontamination with lukewarm bath
Activated charcoal
Control seizures with diazepam etc.

Question 1

What is the pathogenesis of pyrethrin toxicity in cats?

Answer 1

Alters sodium channel causing tremors or seizures

Question 2

What are the clinical signs of hepatic encephalopathy?

Answer 2

Weight loss, depression, head pressing, seizures, ataxia, bilateral laryngeal paralysis

Question 3

How is hepatic encephalopathy diagnosed?

Answer 3

Biopsy showing fibrosis, megacytosis and biliary hyperplasia

Question 4

What is the pathophysiology of hepatic encephalopathy?

Answer 4

Failure to remove neurotoxins, act as false neurotransmitters, augmented GABA activity

Question 5

What is the treatment for hepatic encephalopathy?

Answer 5

Supportive
IV 5% glucose
Lactulose to trap ammonia
Branched chain amino acid containing feeds such as sugar beet and cracked corn