The weak cat. Practical approach and common neurological differentials.

ABSTRACT:

Practical relevance

Weakness is recognized somewhat infrequently in cats, but is an important manifestation of neurological disease. The clinician must perform a complete neurological examination to determine the neuroanatomic basis for the weakness. As for all species, the neuroanatomic diagnosis allows the clinician to generate an appropriate differential diagnosis, to design a diagnostic plan, to prognosticate, and ultimately to develop a treatment plan.

Clinical challenges

The cause(s) of neurological weakness in the cat may be difficult to determine without access to advanced imaging modalities, cerebrospinal fluid analysis or electrodiagnostics. However, an accurate neuroanatomic diagnosis allows the clinician to pursue preliminary anomalous (vertebral anomalies), meta

SUBMITTER: Nghiem P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7111215 | biostudies-literature | 2009 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature