title: Neurological diseases of ruminant livestock in Australia. I: general neurological examination, necropsy procedures and neurological manifestations of systemic disease, trauma and neoplasia.
abstract: Disease surveillance is an integral part of most veterinary practices in Australia. The aim of this series of invited reviews is to facilitate the differential and ultimately definitive diagnosis of some of the previously known, as well as the novel and emerging, neurological disorders of ruminant livestock, which is of particular importance in the surveillance for transmissible spongiform encephalopathies. General principles of a systematic neurological examination, necropsy procedures and the neurological manifestations of systemic disease, trauma and neoplasia are described here.
authors.affiliation: SA Pathology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science and School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia. john.finnie@health.sa.gov
authors.forename: J W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Finnie
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Windsor
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Kessell
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002417:Cattle; D016643:Encephalopathy, Bovine Spongiform / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000662:veterinary; D017096:Prion Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*; D018571:Sentinel Surveillance / Q000662:veterinary*