title: Ancillary tests for assessment of the nervous system.
abstract: This article addresses the minimum data base needed to assist the clinician's diagnostic approach to neurologic diseases. The collection, storage, and processing of cerebrospinal fluid samples are discussed. Additional diagnostic tests are described under selected specific etiologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Large Animal Medicine, University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine, Athens.
authors.forename: T C
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Holbrook
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000166:cytology; D002946:Cisterna Magna; D004594:Electrophysiology; D008659:Metabolic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary*; D009748:Nutrition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary; D012418:Ruminants; D013129:Spinal Puncture / Q000662:veterinary; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000662:veterinary