A Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology

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Curtis W. Dewey
John Wiley & Sons, May 10, 2013 - Medical - 729 pages
A Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology provides students and clinicians with the tools necessary to understand and be clinically proficient with neurology cases faced in small animal practice. Highlights of the Second Edition include new coverage of breed predisposition, signalment and history, spinal disorders, and expanded coverage of pain management and diagnostic imaging. Designed as a user-friendly guide, practitioners, specialists, and students alike will enjoy the book's practical and clinically relevant approach.
 

Contents

The Key to Lesion Localization
17
Performing the Neurologic Examination
53
Neurodiagnostics
75
Disorders of the Brain
115
Head Trauma Management
221
Seizures and Narcolepsy
237
The Vestibulocochlear Nerve CN VIII and Associated
261
Cerebellar Diseases and Tremor Syndromes
287
Spinal Trauma Management
405
Neurology and Neuropharmacology of Normal and Abnormal Urination
419
Disorders of Skeletal Muscle
469
Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction
517
Nursing Care and Physical Therapy for Patients with Neurologic Disease
559
Pharmacologic Management of Pain for Patients with Neurologic Disease
585
Complementary and Alternative Therapy for Patients with Neurologic Disease
599
Color Plate Section Canine Brain Atlas
633

Disorders of the Spinal Cord
323
Disorders of the Cauda Equina
389

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About the author (2013)

Curtis W. Dewey, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology), DACVS, is Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery and Section Chief of Neurology at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, NY.

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