title: Medical management of spinal cord disease.
abstract: In spinal cord disease of horses, a complete history, neurologic examination, and adjunctive diagnostic procedures are very helpful in establishing a tentative diagnosis; however, a definitive diagnosis may be difficult or impossible to establish antemortem. Medical management should be initiated with full consideration of possible etiologies and knowledge of the effects and consequences of medical therapies. This article discusses the drugs commonly used in the management of spinal cord disease and the rationale for their use.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000818:Animals; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005493:Folic Acid Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006736:Horses; D008353:Mannitol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D005493:Folic Acid Antagonists; D014810:Vitamin E; D008353:Mannitol; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide