Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology

About the Editors, vii Notes on Contributors, viii Preface, ix Acknowledgments, x About the Companion Website, xi 1 Signalment and History: The First Considerations, 1 Curtis W. Dewey & Ronaldo C. da Costa 2 Performing the Neurologic Examination, 9 Curtis W. Dewey, Ronaldo C. da Costa, & William B. Thomas 3 Lesion Localization: Functional and Dysfunctional Neuroanatomy, 29 Curtis W. Dewey 4 Differential Diagnosis, 53 Ronaldo C. daCosta & Curtis W. Dewey 5 Neurodiagnostics, 61 Curtis W. Dewey, Ronaldo C. da Costa, & Julie M. Ducot´e 6 Principles and Application of Magnetic Resonance Imaging--Brain and Spine, 87 Silke Hecht & Ronaldo C. da Costa 7 Encephalopathies: Disorders of the Brain, 141 Curtis W. Dewey 8 Head-Trauma Management, 237 Curtis W. Dewey & Daniel J. Fletcher 9 Seizures and Narcolepsy, 249 William B. Thomas & Curtis W. Dewey 10 Involuntary Movements and Paroxysmal Disorders, 269 Simon Platt 11 Disorders of Hearing and Balance: The Vestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII) and Associated Structures, 277 Sean G. Sanders 12 Cerebellar Diseases and Tremor Syndromes, 299 Sean G. Sanders 13 Myelopathies: Disorders of the Spinal Cord, 329 Curtis W. Dewey & Ronaldo C. da Costa 14 Disorders of the Cauda Equina, 405 Curtis W. Dewey & Ronaldo C. da Costa 15 Spinal Trauma Management, 423 Daniel J. Fletcher, Curtis W. Dewey, & Ronaldo C. da Costa 16 Neurology and Neuropharmacology of Normal and Abnormal Urination, 437 Curtis W. Dewey & Ronaldo C. da Costa 17 Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System: Mononeuropathies and Polyneuropathies, 445 Curtis W. Dewey & Lauren R. Talarico 18 Myopathies: Disorders of Skeletal Muscle, 481 Curtis W. Dewey & Lauren R. Talarico 19 Junctionopathies: Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction, 521 Jacques Penderis & Paula Martin-Vaquero 20 Nursing Care and Rehabilitation Therapy for Patients with Neurologic Disease, 559 Mary Tefend Campbell & Janice L. Huntingford 21 Pharmacologic Management of Pain for Patients with Neurologic Disease, 585 Bruno H. Pypendop & Linda S. Barter 22 Complementary and Alternative Therapy for Patients with Neurologic Disease, 599 Karen L. Kline 23 Neurotoxicological Syndromes, 611 David C. Dorman Canine Brain Atlas, 633 Canine Brain Atlas Glossary, 641 Thomas F. Fletcher Index, 651