Background. Botulism manifests with cranial nerve palsies and flaccid paralysis in children and adults. Botulism must be rapidly identified and treated; however, clinical presentation and treatment outcomes of noninfant botulism in children are not well described. Methods. We searched 12 databases...
Author(s)
Griese, S. E.; Kisselburgh, H. M.; Bartenfeld, M. T.; Thomas, E.; Rao, A. K.; Sobel, J.; Dziuban, E. J.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK
Citation
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2018, 66, Suppl. 1, pp S17-S29
Objective: To evaluate the potency and duration of three subparalyzing doses of vecuronium (VEC) in isoflurane-anesthetized horses. Study design: Prospective experimental study. Animals: Thirteen healthy adult horses undergoing arthroscopic surgery. Methods: During isoflurane anesthesia, horses...
Author(s)
Martin-Flores, M.; Pare, M. D.; Adams, W.; Campoy, L.; Gleed, R. D.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2012, 39, 4, pp 385-389
Objective: To describe perioperative management, surgical procedure, and outcome in mares with third-degree perineal lacerations (TDPL) treated with a single-stage repair, the Utrecht repair method (URM). Study design: Retrospective study. Animals: Twenty mares with TDPL. Methods: Medical records...
Author(s)
Frietman, S. K.; Compagnie, E.; Stout, T. A. E.; Jonker, F. H.; Braake, F. ter
Publisher
Wiley, Boston, USA
Citation
Veterinary Surgery, 2019, 48, 7, pp 1299-1308
Objective: To compare acceleromyography (AMG) with visual assessment of train-of-four (TOF) for monitoring neuromuscular blockade and detecting residual muscle paralysis in horses receiving atracurium. Study design: Prospective, controlled clinical study. Animals: Nine adult, client-owned horses...
Author(s)
Martin-Flores, M.; Campoy, L.; Ludders, J. W.; Erb, H. N.; Gleed, R. D.
Publisher
Blackwell Publishing, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Anaesthesia and Analgesia, 2008, 35, 3, pp 220-227
Various limb paralyses were reproduced experimentally in order to evaluate the associated loss of limb function. The suprascapular, radial, median, and ulnar, femoral, sciatic, peroneal, and tibial nerves were sectioned each in one leg of two calves. The obturator nerves were sectioned in two...
Citation
Veterinary Record, 1964, 76, pp 1301-1304; 1301-1304 pp.
Males weigh between 45 and 55 kilos and females weigh between 25 and 35 kilos. Colouration is highly variable from mostly black, to various shades...
Datasheet Type(s): Livestock Species
There exist over 200 distinct breeds of sheep Ovis aries. The breeds differ in their physical characteristics. Female sheep tend to be smaller than...
Clostridium botulinum is the bacterial agent responsible for the intoxication called botulism. Botulism results in a neuroparalysis in many mammalian...
Nervous diseases in small ruminants occur sporadically, rarely does the incidence exceed more than one to two per cent of the population at risk....