Neurologic disorders of neonatal foals.
Neurologic examination of the neonatal foal is quite different from the process used to examine older foals and adult horses. Abnormal neurologic signs are best appreciated in the context of a detailed knowledge of general neonatal medicine and awareness of nor-mal foal behavior and milestones of development. A systematic approach to neurologic examination is provided. The results of such examination are used to localize a lesion or lesions in the nervous system. Descriptions and treatment strategies are given for most common and important neonatal neurologic diseases.
MacKay
Robert J
RJ
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, PO Box 100136, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA. mackayr@mail.vetmed.ufl.edu
D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006736:Horses / Q000502:physiology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000151:congenital / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary*