Neurological exam in large animais. Part II - Spinal cord: horse with abnormal gait

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Alexandre Secorun Borges
Luiz Cláudio Nogueira Mendes
Márcio Rubens Graf Kuchembuck

Abstract

This paper describes the exam of a horse with neurological gait abnormalities, presenting the tests to be performed and how to localize lesions in the spinal cord. Motor abnormalities result from brain or spinal damage, and the lesion can affect motor and proprioceptive centers or tracts, leading to an abnormal gait expressed by paresia, ataxia, hypermetria and spasticity signs.

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BORGES, A. S.; MENDES, L. C. N.; KUCHEMBUCK, M. R. G. Neurological exam in large animais. Part II - Spinal cord: horse with abnormal gait. Revista de Educação Continuada em Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, v. 3, n. 2, p. 03-15, 1 Jul. 2000.
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LARGE AND MEDIUM ANIMALS