Lecture notes for the Top 10 Neurologic Emergencies Pearls and Pitfalls, updated 12 Feb 2020
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References and Suggested Reading
- Meland T, Carrera-Justiz S. A Review: Emergency Management of Dogs With Suspected Epileptic Seizures. Top Companion Anim Med. 2018 Mar;33(1):17-20.
- Kwiatkowska M, Tipold A, Huenerfauth E, et al. Clinical Risk Factors for Early Seizure Recurrence in Dogs Hospitalized for Seizure Evaluation. J Vet Intern Med. 2018 Mar;32(2):757-763.
- Kuo KW, Bacek LM, Taylor AR. Head Trauma. Vet Clin North Am Small Anim Pract. 2018 Jan;48(1):111-128.
- Chai O, Peery D, Bdolah-Abram T, et al. Computed tomographic findings in dogs with head trauma and development of a novel prognostic computed tomography-based scoring system. Am J Vet Res. 2017 Sep;78(9):1085-1090.
- Blades Golubovic S, Rossmeisl JH Jr. Status epilepticus in dogs and cats, part 1: etiopathogenesis, epidemiology, and diagnosis. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2017 May;27(3):278-287.
- Blades Golubovic S, Rossmeisl JH Jr. Status epilepticus in dogs and cats, part 2: treatment, monitoring, and prognosis. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2017 May;27(3):288-300.
- Laitinen OM, Puerto DA. Surgical decompression in dogs with thoracolumbar intervertebral disc disease and loss of deep pain perception: A retrospective study of 46 cases. Acta Vet Scand. 2005;46(1-2):79-85.
- Wang-Leandro A, Siedenburg JS, Hobert MK, et al. Comparison of Preoperative Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Clinical Assessment of Deep Pain Perception as Prognostic Tools for Early Recovery of Motor Function in Paraplegic Dogs with Intervertebral Disk Herniations. J Vet Intern Med. 2017 May;31(3):842-848.
- Jeffery ND, Barker AK, Hu HZ, et al. Factors associated with recovery from paraplegia in dogs with loss of pain perception in the pelvic limbs following intervertebral disk herniation. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2016 Feb 15;248(4):386-94
- Sande A, West C. Traumatic brain injury: a review of pathophysiology and management. J Vet Emerg Crit Care (San Antonio). 2010 Apr 1;20(2):177-90.
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