Equine Peripheral Neuropathy Study Guide
Peripheral neuropathies represent a significant category of neurological disease in horses frequently tested on the NAVLE.
Read article →Equine Narcolepsy and Cataplexy – NAVLE Study Guide
Narcolepsy is a rare, chronic, non-progressive disorder of the central nervous system characterized by excessive daytime sleepine…
Read article →Equine Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome Study Guide
Neonatal Maladjustment Syndrome (NMS), also known as hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), perinatal asphyxia syndrome (PAS), or…
Read article →Equine Motor Neuron Disease Study Guide
Equine Motor Neuron Disease (EMND) is an acquired neurodegenerative disorder affecting the somatic lower motor neurons in adult h…
Read article →Equine Encephalomyelitis Study Guide
Equine encephalomyelitis refers to a group of mosquito-borne viral diseases caused by alphaviruses in the family Togaviridae.
Read article →Equine Degenerative Myeloencephalopathy Study Guide
Equine neuroaxonal dystrophy (eNAD) and equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy (EDM) are inherited neurodegenerative disorders a…
Read article →Equine Central Nervous System Trauma – NAVLE Study Guide
Central nervous system (CNS) trauma in horses encompasses injuries to the brain and spinal cord and represents a significant caus…
Read article →Equine Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy – NAVLE Study Guide
Cervical Vertebral Stenotic Myelopathy (CVSM), commonly known as Wobbler Syndrome, is one of the most common noninfectious causes…
Read article →Equine Botulism Study Guide
Botulism is a rapidly progressive, often fatal neuroparalytic disease caused by neurotoxins produced by Clostridium botulinum, a …
Read article →Equine Cauda Equina Syndrome Study Guide
Cauda equina syndrome in horses, more accurately termed polyneuritis equi (PNE), is an uncommon but clinically significant neurol…
Read article →Canine Traumatic Injury Study Guide
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) are common neurological emergencies in canine patients. TBI occurs in a…
Read article →Canine Tetanus Study Guide
Tetanus is a severe, life-threatening neurologic disease caused by tetanospasmin, a potent neurotoxin produced by Clostridium tet…
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