Neurological History and Exam Protocols of Dogs and Cats is a self-study course.
Veterinary neurology, in general, is often a difficult and confusing topic for general practitioners. The basis of clinical neurology is lesion localization. Lesion localization can only be achieved with a good neurological examination and history. This self-study course first focuses on how to obtain an accurate history from owners. Next it reviews how best to perform and interpret a neurological examination. Overall, this course helps participants develop their history-taking protocols and enhance their neurological examination skills.
At the end of the presentation attendees should be able to:
- outline comprehensive history taking protocols of patients with neurologic signs
- categorize the sign-time graph for patients with vascular, trauma, metabolic and neoplastic brain disease
- outline a neurological examination protocol to determine if the patient has neurologic disease and identify the abnormalities
- recognize various levels of consciousness
- distinguish between decerebrate, decerebellate and Schiff-Sherrington posture
- differentiate between proprioceptive ataxia, vestibular ataxia and cerebellar ataxia
- describe the clinical signs of unilateral dysfunction of cranial nerves III, IV, VI, VII, and XII
- describe the oculocephalic reflex
- name the components of the reflex arc
- compare and contrast the spinal reflexes of an upper motor neuron lesion with a lower motor neuron lesion
- list the spinal reflexes of the front and hindlimbs
- describe how to evaluate the cutaneous trunci reflex
- identify the normal response of the perineal reflex
- identify the crossed extensor reflex and why it is a pathological reflex
- determine how to evaluate for spinal pain
- compare testing for superficial versus deep pain sensation
- distinguish between reflex withdrawal and conscious perception of a noxious stimulus
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