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<p>Preface to Third Edition vii</p> <p>About the Companion Website ix</p> <p><b>Part I Evaluation of Large Animal Neurologic Patients</b></p> <p>1 Practical neuroanatomy 3</p> <p>2 Neurologic evaluation 11</p> <p>3 Ancillary diagnostic aids 52</p> <p>4 Pathologic responses of the nervous system 75</p> <p><b>Part II Clinical Problems in Large Animal Neurology</b></p> <p>5 Disorders of behavior 91</p> <p>6 Seizures and epilepsy 97</p> <p>7 Sleep and acute collapse disorders 103</p> <p>8 Coma and other altered states of consciousness 107</p> <p>9 Blindness 111</p> <p>10 Miosis, mydriasis, anisocoria, and Horner syndrome 114</p> <p>11 Strabismus 121</p> <p>12 Dropped mandible and masticatory muscle atrophy 125</p> <p>13 Decreased and increased facial sensation 129</p> <p>14 Facial paralysis and facial spasm 133</p> <p>15 Pharyngeal dysphagia 137</p> <p>16 Dilated esophagus 142</p> <p>17 Laryngeal paresis and paralysis: roaring 144</p> <p>18 Tongue paralysis 147</p> <p>19 Head tilt, circling, nystagmus, and other signs of vestibular dysfunction 150</p> <p>20 Deafness 156</p> <p>21 Disorders of posture and movement 159</p> <p>22 Incoordination of the head, neck, trunk and limbs: cerebellar diseases 171</p> <p>23 Tetraparesis, paraparesis, and ataxia of the limbs: spinal cord diseases 175</p> <p>24 Diffuse weakness 181</p> <p>25 Paresis and paralysis of one limb: monoparesis 185</p> <p>26 Bilateral brachial paresis to paralysis 191</p> <p>27 Urinary bladder distention, dilated rectum and anus, and atonic tail: cauda equina syndrome 194</p> <p>28 Pruritus, self- mutilation, headshaking, complex regional pain syndrome, and miscellaneous distressing disorders 198</p> <p>29 Autonomic nervous system dysfunction 206</p> <p>30 Vertebral and paravertebral problems: stiff neck and sore back 210</p> <p><b>Part III Mechanisms and Specific Diseases</b></p> <p>31 Congenital, familial, and genetic disorders 217</p> <p>32 Infectious, inflammatory, and immune diseases 292</p> <p>33 Physical, chemical, and thermal causes 373</p> <p>34 Toxic diseases 412</p> <p>35 Nutritional diseases 481</p> <p>36 Metabolic diseases 503</p> <p>37 Neoplasms and other tumors 521</p> <p>38 Multifactorial and idiopathic disorders 532</p> <p>Index 588</p>

"An ideal and comprehensive reference for all equine and farm animal veterinarians, veterinary neurologists, as well as trainees in the field, this newly updated and revised edition of "Large Animal Neurology" is also an indispensable resource for undergraduate veterinary students, animal pathologists, and neuroscience researchers."<br /><b>-Library Bookwatch, Jan 2023, <i>Midwest Book Review</i></b>

<p><b>Joe Mayhew </b>is Professor of Equine Studies at Massey University, New Zealand.</p> <p><b>Rob MacKay </b>is Professor of Large Animal Medicine at the University of Florida, USA.</p>

<p><b>A comprehensive and authoritative guide to neurologic disease in large domestic animals, world-wide.</b></p> <p>The newly revised Third Edition of <i>Large Animal Neurology</i> delivers a practical and complete reference for veterinarians, veterinary trainees and scientists dealing with large animal neurology. The book is vividly illustrated in full colour and contains many clinical photographs and detailed line drawings to highlight the concepts discussed within. <p>Organised into three parts,<i> Large Animal Neurology</i> offers practitioners and students straightforward guides on how to perform neurologic examinations for domestic large animal species, including neonates. It also discusses the presenting clinical syndromes caused by common nervous system diseases, as well as giving details of the specific neurologic diseases of large domestic animals. <p>The book includes: <ul><li>A thorough introduction to the evaluation of large animal neurologic patients, including discussions of neuroanatomy, neurologic evaluation, ancillary diagnostic aids, and the important pathologic responses of the nervous system</li> <li>Comprehensive exploration of 26 presenting clinical problems, including behaviour disorders, seizures, epilepsy, sleep disorders, blindness, strabismus, monoplegia, wobblers, tetraplegia, pruritus and cauda equina syndrome</li> <li>Detailed coverage of the specific diseases, including those of genetic, infectious, nutritional, toxic and metabolic cause, and the many diseases with multifactorial and with unknown cause</li></ul> <p>Perfect for all equine and farm animal veterinarians, veterinary neurologists, as well as trainees in the field, <i>Large Animal Neurology, Third Edition</i> is also an ideal resource for undergraduate veterinary students, animal pathologists, and neuroscience researchers.

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