title: Idiopathic headshaking: is it still idiopathic?
abstract: The clinical syndrome of equine idiopathic headshaking (HSK) was first described in the veterinary literature over 100 years ago, and the disorder continues to be a cause of substantial distress for the horse, frustration for the owner and therapeutic challenge for the veterinarian. This review presents a summary of the current knowledge of clinical signs, signalment, aetiopathogenesis, anatomy, diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic HSK. Recent advances in understanding the pathogenesis of the disease will be discussed with reference to human trigeminal neuralgia, along with the implications this may have for potential therapies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California Davis, CA 95616, USA. Electronic address: kjpickles@ucdavis.edu.
authors.forename: Kirstie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pickles
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Madigan
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology, University of California Davis, CA 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aleman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006257:Head / Q000503:physiopathology*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D014277:Trigeminal Neuralgia / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Head flicking; Headshaking; Trigeminal nerve; Trigeminal neuralgia; Trigeminal neurophysiology