Bilateral ventral accessory neurectomy in windsucking horses.
Bilateral neurectomy of the ventral branch of the spinal accessory nerve was performed in an attempt to control windsuckling. There was no permanent improvement in the eight cases described.
D000055:Accessory Nerve / Q000601:surgery*; D000334:Aerophagy / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006736:Horses / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009121:Muscle Denervation