Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Movement Disorders and Cerebellar Abiotrophy.
- Journal:
- The Veterinary clinics of North America. Equine practice
- Year:
- 2022
- Authors:
- Valberg, Stephanie J
- Affiliation:
- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences · United States
- Species:
- horse
Abstract
Movement disorders are defined as involuntary movements that are not due to a painful stimulus or associated with changes in consciousness or proprioception. Diagnosis involves ruling out any lameness and neurologic disease and characterizing the gait during walking backward and forward and trotting. Shivers causes abnormal hindlimb hypertonicity during walking backward and, when advanced, a few strides walking forward. Stringhalt causes consistent hyperflexion during walking forward and trotting and variable difficulty when walking backward. Classification and potential causes are discussed as well as other enigmatic movement disorders in horses are presented. Cerebellar abiotrophy is reviewed.
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Search related cases →Original publication: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35811199/