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| ==Nerve Injury== | | ==Nerve Injury== |
| ===Classification of Peripheral Nerve Disease=== | | ===Classification of Peripheral Nerve Disease=== |
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| |width="250"|<center><big>'''Prognosis + Treatment'''</big></center> | | |width="250"|<center><big>'''Prognosis + Treatment'''</big></center> |
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− | |<center><big>'''Distal Denervating Disease'''</big></center> | + | |<center><big>'''[[Distal Denervating Disease]]'''</big></center> |
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| *Distal axonopathy, possibly of toxic origin | | *Distal axonopathy, possibly of toxic origin |
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| *Good nursing to prevent pressure sores in the recumbant animal | | *Good nursing to prevent pressure sores in the recumbant animal |
| |- style="background:#F0F8FF; color:black" | | |- style="background:#F0F8FF; color:black" |
− | |<center><big><span id="IPRN">'''Idiopathic Polyradiculoneuritis'''</span></big></center> | + | |<center><big><span id="IPRN">'''[[Idiopathic Polyradiculoneuritis]]'''</span></big></center> |
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| *Immune mediated demyelination often involving roots, directed against unknown epitopes in peripheral myelin. | | *Immune mediated demyelination often involving roots, directed against unknown epitopes in peripheral myelin. |
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| *Immunosuppresive levels of corticosteroids (although may delay remyelination) | | *Immunosuppresive levels of corticosteroids (although may delay remyelination) |
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− | |<center><big>'''Cauda Equina Traction'''</big></center> | + | |<center><big>'''[[Polyneuritis Equi|Cauda Equina Traction]]'''</big></center> |
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| *Tail pull injury | | *Tail pull injury |
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| *'''Persist for >3 months if possible''' | | *'''Persist for >3 months if possible''' |
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− | |<center><big>'''Peripheral Nerve Tumours'''</big></center> | + | |<center><big>'''[[Peripheral Nerve Tumours]]'''</big></center> |
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| *Nerve sheath tumours | | *Nerve sheath tumours |
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| *Amputation of limb? | | *Amputation of limb? |
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− | |<center><big>'''Feline Dysautonomia'''</big></center> | + | |<center><big>'''[[Key-Gaskell Syndrome|Feline Dysautonomia]]'''</big></center> |
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| *Common in 1980's - Sporadic now | | *Common in 1980's - Sporadic now |
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| |width="250"|<center><big>'''Prognosis + Treatment'''</big></center> | | |width="250"|<center><big>'''Prognosis + Treatment'''</big></center> |
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− | |<center><big>'''Idiopathic Laryngeal Hemiplagia (ILH)'''</big></center> | + | |<center><big>'''[[Laryngeal Hemiplegia|Idiopathic Laryngeal Hemiplagia (ILH)]]'''</big></center> |
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| *Progressive loss of fibres (esp. large diameter) within left recurrent laryngeal nerve compared to right | | *Progressive loss of fibres (esp. large diameter) within left recurrent laryngeal nerve compared to right |
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| *Prognosis usually good | | *Prognosis usually good |
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− | |<center><big>'''Cauda Equina Neuritis'''</big></center> | + | |<center><big>'''[[Polyneuritis Equi|Cauda Equina Neuritis]]'''</big></center> |
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| *Equine version of [[#IPRN|Idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis]] | | *Equine version of [[#IPRN|Idiopathic polyradiculoneuritis]] |
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| *Recovery unlikely - most animals are destroyed. | | *Recovery unlikely - most animals are destroyed. |
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− | |<center><big>'''Stringhalt'''</big></center> | + | |<center><big>'''[[Stringhalt]]'''</big></center> |
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| *Causes poorly understood - similar signs caused by sweat pea plant ingestion (lathyrism) | | *Causes poorly understood - similar signs caused by sweat pea plant ingestion (lathyrism) |
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− | |<center><big>'''Equine Motor Neuron Disease'''</big></center> | + | |<center><big>'''[[Equine Motor Neuron Disease]]'''</big></center> |
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| *Generalised LMN disorder | | *Generalised LMN disorder |
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| *May progress to constant recumbency (destroy), stabilise or improve | | *May progress to constant recumbency (destroy), stabilise or improve |
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− | |<center><big>'''Suprascapular Nerve Injury'''</big></center> | + | |<center><big>'''[[Suprascapular Nerve Injury]]'''</big></center> |
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| *'''"Sweeney"''' | | *'''"Sweeney"''' |
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| *Botulism | | *Botulism |
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