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|q1=What abnormality is present?
 
|q1=What abnormality is present?
 
|a1= There is marked atrophy of the gluteal muscles on the left hindlimb.
 
|a1= There is marked atrophy of the gluteal muscles on the left hindlimb.
|l1=Limb Muscles - Horse Anatomy
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|l1=Equine Hindlimb - Anatomy & Physiology#Musculature
 
|q2=What is the likely cause, and might it have been different if the animal had spent time in the USA.
 
|q2=What is the likely cause, and might it have been different if the animal had spent time in the USA.
 
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|q3=What test is helpful in confirming this problem?
 
|q3=What test is helpful in confirming this problem?
 
|a3=An ELISA has been developed to measure the increase in circulating antibodies to P2-myelin protein seen in cauda equina neuritis.
 
|a3=An ELISA has been developed to measure the increase in circulating antibodies to P2-myelin protein seen in cauda equina neuritis.
|l3=Polyneuritis Equi#Diagnosis
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|l3=Polyneuritis Equi
 
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A grey pony mare, born and bred in England, presented for a problem of the hindquarters. The pony was not particularly lame and had no history of lameness.


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