An unusual incidence of neurological disease affecting horses during a drought |
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| Authors: | R G ROBERTSON-SMITH‡ L B JEFFCOTT† S C E FRIEND L M BADCOE |
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| Institution: | ?Departments of Veterinary Clinical Sciencest, University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinical Centre, Werribee, Victoria 3030;*Departments of Veterinary Pathology, University of Melbourne Veterinary Clinical Centre, Werribee, Victoria 3030 |
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| Abstract: | The clinical, pathological and epidemiological factors were investigated in 12 horses presenting with severe neurological signs. Although the cases involved differing central (n = 1), spinal cord (n = 4) and peripheral nerve (n = 7) deficits in a number of instances, there were similar pathological findings. The possibility of a unifying aetiological factor, such as a toxicosis, is discussed because of the pathological similarities and as the cases appeared during an unusually long dry period. |
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