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Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (view source)
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|Cervical vertebral malformation (CVM, cervical compressive myeolpathy, Wobblers)
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|Symmetrical gait deficits, worse in pelvic limbs (3 in Hahn p603) with spasticity and dysmetria, good retention of strength, no muscle wasting (Furr) '''NB:can be concurrent with EPM''' (Hahn)
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|Standing plain lateral rads of C1 to T1 (Hahn in Furr)
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|WNV encephalitis
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|Systemically ill, pyrexia and changes in leukogram
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|CSF abnormal, difficult if horse not febrile and no excessive muscle fasciculations, IgM capture ELISA
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|EEE
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|Systemically ill, pyrexia and changes in leukogram, abnormal motor function (Long), rapidly progressive (seino, p134)
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|CSF abnormal
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|WEE
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|Systemically ill, pyrexia and changes in leukogram, abnormal motor function (Long)
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|VEE
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|Systemically ill, pyrexia and changes in leukogram
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|IgM ELISA (Bertone)
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|Equine herpesvirus-1 myeloencephalopathy
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|Sudden onset and early stabilization of neuro signs, multiple horses affected, recent fever, abortion (14 in Wilson and Pusterla p615) dysuria not often seen in EPM
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|PCR (Furr)
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Includes virtually all diseases of the CNS (Furr)
Includes virtually all diseases of the CNS (Furr)
Rabies – rapid progression (Sommardahl), behavioural alterations, depression, seizure, coma (Long), post-mortem dx (Sommardahl)
Rabies – rapid progression (Sommardahl), behavioural alterations, depression, seizure, coma (Long), post-mortem dx (Sommardahl)
Multifocal disease, ataxia and muscle atrophy also found with:
Multifocal disease, ataxia and muscle atrophy also found with: