Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Equine Dysautonomia.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice
- Year:
- 2018
- Authors:
- McGorum, Bruce C & Pirie, R Scott
- Affiliation:
- The Dick Vet Equine Hospital · United Kingdom
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
Equine dysautonomia (ED; also known as equine grass sickness) is a neurological disease of unknown cause, which primarily affects grazing adult horses. The clinical signs reflect degeneration of specific neuronal populations, predominantly within the autonomic and enteric nervous systems, with disease severity and prognosis determined by the extent of neuronal loss. This review is primarily focused on the major clinical decision-making processes in relation to ED, namely, (1) clinical diagnosis, (2) selection of appropriate ancillary diagnostic tests, (3) obtaining diagnostic confirmation, (4) selection of treatment candidates, and (5) identifying appropriate criteria for euthanasia.
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