Examination of the Equine Neuro System
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samstewartrvaa on August 7, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 dorsiflexion | head/neck position that will induce vertical nystagmus |
| away from | with pathological nystagmus, is the fast phase towards or away from the lesioned side? |
| horizontal | usual direction of nystagmus when the lesion is peripheral |
| vertical, horizontal, rotary | 3 directions that nystagmus can be when the lesion is central |
| ipsilateral | with a vestibular lesion, will there be extensor tonus on ipsilateral or contralateral side of the lesion? |
| lesioned | with vestibular lesions, will the animal be circling towards the lesioned or normal side? |
| weakness, spasticity, ataxia | 3 characteristics that the limbs are graded on when there is a spinal lesion |
| UMN | do you get hyperreflexia with LMN or UMN damage? |
| 100 | TP in normal cerebrospinal fluid should be less than how many mg/dL? |
| 6 | WBCs in normal cerebrospinal fluid should be less than how many per dL? |
| none | there should be how many RBCs in normal cerebrospinal fluid? |
| xanthochromia | term for yellow coloration of CSF which persists even after centrifugation |
| 80 | CSF glucose that is less than what percentage of serum is indicative of the presence of bacteria? |
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