3 Neurologic Equine Diseases to Know
Stacey Oke, DVM, MSc
October 18, 2023
These difficult-to-diagnose conditions can undermine a horse’s balance and coordination.
These difficult-to-diagnose conditions can undermine a horse’s balance and coordination.
The decision about riding horses recovering from EPM and other diseases, one vet says, involves balancing rider safety, liability concerns, and animal welfare.
Cervical vertebral malformation and EPM can cause neurologic disease in horses at the same time.
Find out what a veterinarian might look for when examining a horse that loses his balance after jumping a fence.
From imaging to diagnostic tests, vets have many ways to help horses with EPM, wobbler syndrome, and spinal cord injuries.
The most common horse vertebral issues seen over a decade at one diagnostic lab were wobbler syndrome, fracture/subluxation, and abnormal spinal curvature.
Learn from Dr. Jennifer Janes, part of the University of Kentucky’s CSI team for horse diseases, conditions, and poisonings.
Gait-altering conditions such as EPM, wobbler syndrome, and Lyme disease can be tricky to spot and even more difficult to diagnose.
Find out what a veterinarian might look for when examining a horse that loses his balance after jumping a fence.
Two leading genetics researchers described current and upcoming tests for a variety of heritable equine conditions.
Diagnostic evaluation begins with a neurologic exam to localize the lesion and continues with more focused testing.
Quantitative information provides better data for determining treatment and prognosis, researchers said.
A custom-designed equine CT table and a commercial Big Bore scanner make it possible to image neck lesions in horses.
Learn about less common but more difficult to diagnose upper body lamenesses in horses.
Researchers examined bone and cartilage lesions on MRI and micro-CT to better understand their distribution and type.
Find out what you need to know about this devastating neurologic disease and what research developments are underway.
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