List Of Contributors xiii
Preface xv
Acknowledgments xvii
About The Companion Website xviii
1 How To Perform The Neurological Examination 1
2 Lesion Localization, Clinical Reasoning, And The Differential Diagnosis 29
3.1 Circling And Altered Mentation: Case 1 – Dog With Progressive Circling And Personality Change 39
3.2 Case 2 – A Cat With Acute Circling 54
3.3 Case 3 – Dog With Marked Reduction Of Consciousness 69
3.4 Case 4 – Cat With Chronic Reduced Consciousness 76
4.1 Seizures: Case 1 Cluster Seizures In A Dog 83
4.2 Case 2: Refractory Seizures In A Dog 91
4.3 Seizures 103
4.4 Case 4 – A Cat With Seizures 108
5.1 Head Tilt And Imbalance: Case 1: Acute Onset Head Tilt In An Old Dog 113
5.2 Case 2: Head Tilt In A Cat 120
5.3 Case 3: Head Tilt And Weakness In A Dog 128
6.1 Abnormalities Of Vision, Pupil Size, And Eye Position: Case 1: Dog With Dilated Unresponsive Pupil 137
6.2 Case 2: Acute Bilateral Blindness In A Dog 143
6.3 Case 3 153
6.4 Case 4 164
7.1 Disorders Of The Head And Face: Case 1 – Acute Facial Paresis In A Dog 174
7.2 Case 2 – Trismus In A Dog 182
7.3 Case 3 – Dropped Jaw In A Dog 189
7.4 Case 4 – Unilateral Masticatory Muscle Atrophy In A Dog 196
7.5 Case 5 202
8.1 Tremors, Shakes, And Involuntary Movement: Case 1 – Generalized Tremors And Ataxia In A Cat 208
8.2 Case 2 – Dyskinesia In A Dog 214
8.3 Case 3 – Tremor And Ataxia In A Dog 219
8.4 Case 4 – Phantom Scratching In A Dog 227
9.1 Exercise-Related Weakness And Collapse: Case 1 – Acute Collapse In A Dog With Loss Of Reflexes 231
9.2 Case 2 – Acute Weakness And Ventroflexion In A Cat 239
9.3 Case 3 – Activity Intolerance/Generalized Weakness In A Dog 244
9.4 Case 4 – Chronic Weakness/Plantigrade Posture In A Cat 251
10.1 Spinal Pain: Case 1 – Thoracolumbar Pain In A Dog 255
10.2 Case 2 – Neck Pain In A Dog 263
10.3 Case 3 – Lumbosacral Pain In A Dog 268
10.4 Case 4 – Lumbar Pain In A Cat 275
11.1 Monoparesis: Case 1 – Chronic Lameness In One Thoracic Limb In A Dog 280
11.2 Case 2 – Acute Onset Of Unilateral Pelvic Limb Weakness In A Dog 288
12.1 Pelvic Limb Ataxia, Paraparesis, And Paralysis: Case 1 – Acute Paraparesis In A Chondrodystrophic Dog 292
12.2 Case 2 – Chronic Progressive Paraparesis In A Large-Breed Dog 300
12.3 Case 3 – Acute Paresis In A Cat 304
12.4 Case 4 – Acute Paraparesis In A Non-Chondrodystrophic Dog 316
13.1 Tetraparesis And Hemiparesis: Case 1 – Acute Tetraparesis With Thoracic Limbs Worse Than Pelvic Limbs 328
13.2 Case 2 – Chronic Tetraparesis In A Large-Breed Dog 333
13.3 Case 3 – Acute Tetraparesis In A Small Dog 339
14.1 Urinary And Fecal Dysfunction: Case 1 – Urinary And Fecal Incontinence In A Cat 344
14.2 Case 2 – Fecal Incontinence In A Pug 351
14.3 Case 3 – Urinary And Fecal Incontinence In A Large-Breed Dog 357
15.1 Neurological Trauma: Case 1 – Head Trauma 362
15.2 Case 2 – Traumatic Vertebral Fractures And Luxations 371
Index 000