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Snake Neurological Diseases (view source)
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*'''Bacterial''' - Bacterial infections, including Staphylococcus aureus and mycobacteria, have been reported to cause neurological disease and abscesses in the vertebral canal.
*'''Bacterial''' - Bacterial infections, including Staphylococcus aureus and mycobacteria, have been reported to cause neurological disease and abscesses in the vertebral canal.
−*'''Fungal''' - Cryptococcus neoformans has been associated with neurological disease. Diagnosis can be confirmed by serology or isolation from CSF.
+*'''Fungal''' - ''[[Cryptococcus neoformans]]'' has been associated with neurological disease. Diagnosis can be confirmed by serology or isolation from CSF.
*'''Parasitic''' - Protozoal neurological disease has been reported in snakes. Acanthmoebic encephalitis causes spasmodic opisthotonus and toxoplasmosis has been associated with meningoencephalitis.
*'''Parasitic''' - Protozoal neurological disease has been reported in snakes. Acanthmoebic encephalitis causes spasmodic opisthotonus and toxoplasmosis has been associated with meningoencephalitis.