Small Animal Neurological Emergencies (eBook)

Contents

Contributors

Preface

Abbreviations

Part 1: Admission and Neurodiagnostic Tests
Chapter 1: Examining the neurological emergency (Laurent Garosi)
Chapter 2: Respiratory and cardiovascular support in the neurological patient (Anthea Raisis and Gabrielle Musk)
Chapter 3: Metabolic evaluation of critically ill neurological patients (Louise Clark)
Chapter 4: Imaging of neurological emergencies (Fraser McConnell)
Chapter 5: Cerebrospinal fluid analysis (Amy Wood, Laurent Garosi and Simon Platt)

Part 2: Decision Making
Chapter 6: Obtundation, stupor and coma (Peter Dickinson)
Chapter 7: Seizures (Simon Platt)
Chapter 8: Exercise-associated weakness and collapse (Arianna Negrin and Simon Platt)
Chapter 9: Ataxia (John Levine)
Chapter 10: Paresis and paralysis (Jay McDonnell)
Chapter 11: Spinal pain (Ronaldo da Costa)
Chapter 12: Acute blindness (Peter Nghiem and Scott Schatzberg)
Chapter 13: Tremors and involuntary movements (Marc Kent)
Chapter 14: Head tilt and nystagmus (Laurent Garosi)
Chapter 15: Acute disorders of the head and face (Lara Matiasek and Alberta de Stefani)
Chapter 16: Monoparesis and neurological causes of lameness (Toby Gemmill and Malcolm McKee)

Part 3: Specific Emergencies – Diagnosis and Treatment
Chapter 17: Cerebrovascular accidents (Laurent Garosi)
Chapter 18: Ischaemic myelopathy (Luisa de Risio)
Chapter 19: Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system (Scott Schatzberg and Peter Nghiem)
Chapter 20: Head trauma (Courtenay Freeman and Simon Platt)
Chapter 21: Spinal trauma (Natasha Olby)
Chapter 22: Acute disc disease (Joan Coates)
Chapter 23: Status epilepticus (Allison Haley and Simon Platt)
Chapter 24: Myasthenia gravis (Kerry Bailey)

Chapter 25: Tetanus and botulism (Jacques Penderis)
Chapter 26: Intracranial neoplasia and secondary pathological effects (John Rossmeisl and Theresa Pancotto)
Chapter 27: Metabolic encephalopathies (Kate Chandler and Robert Goggs)
Chapter 28: Neurological toxicities (Jennifer Pittman, Benjamin Brainard and Katrin Swindells)

Part 4: Specific Management Issues
Chapter 29: Emergency neuroanaesthesia (Anthea Raisis and Gabrielle Musk)
Chapter 30: Analgesia for patients with neurological disease (Gabrielle Musk and Anthea Raisis)
Chapter 31: Fluid therapy (Anthea Raisis and Katrin Swindells)
Chapter 32: Postoperative and supportive care and physical rehabilitation (Sebastien Behr and Rebecca Green)

Further reading

Appendix 1: Drug dosages for the emergency patient (Amy Wood, Simon Platt and Laurent Garosi)
Appendix 2: Units and reference ranges (Simon Platt and Laurent Garosi)
Appendix 3: Blood transfusion sheet (Simon Platt and Laurent Garosi)

Index