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| − | ====Dysautonomia====
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| − | * Most notably affects horses and cats.
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| − | [[Grass Sickness]]
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| − | =====Feline dysautonomia, or Key-Gaskell Syndrome=====
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| − | [[Image:Ba 250 07.jpg|thumb|right|Histological section of degenerate neuron in feline dysautonomia(Courtesy of Susan Rhind)]]
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| − | * Occurs mostly in the UK and continental Europe.
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| − | * Is also of unknown aetiology. Suggested causative factors include:
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| − | ** Environmental toxins
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| − | ** Infectious agents
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| − | ** Botulinum toxins .
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| − | * Clinical signs:
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| − | ** Anorexia
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| − | ** Depression
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| − | ** Bradycardia
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| − | ** Decreased lacrimation,
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| − | ** Altered pupillary dilataion,
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| − | ** [[Megaoesophagus]]
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| − | ** Constipation.
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| − | * Degenerative lesions of autonomic nerve ganglia can be seen.
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| − | * Also occurs in the [[Key-Gaskell Syndrome|oesophagus]].[[Category:Obstruction,_Intestinal]]
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