Practical Guide to Canine and Feline Neurology

Now in full color, the third edition of Practical Guide toCanine and Feline Neurology is a fully updated edition of themost complete resource on managing neurology cases in small animalpractice. New chapters on differential diagnosis, movementdisorders, and magnetic resonance imaging have been added, and anew companion website offers video clips of specific neurologicaldisorders and a how–to video guide on performing the neurologyexamination. This revised edition continues the tradition ofproviding detailed neurology information in a logically organized,accessible format ideal for the veterinary student, practitioner,or specialist alike. 

In addition to thorough updates throughout the book, moreinformation is now presented in tables and graphics to improvevisual learning, and many images have been added or replaced withhigher quality versions. New surgical drawings have also been addedto relevant sections. Practical Guide to Canine and FelineNeurology, Third Edition is an essential addition to thebookshelf of anyone treating dogs and cats with neurologicaldisorders. 

Key features 

Provides comprehensive information for diagnosing and treatingneurological conditions Printed in full color for the first time, with 400 new orimproved images throughout Offers new chapters on differential diagnosis, magneticresonance imaging, and movement disorders Retains the logical structure and easy–to–follow outline formatof the previous editions Includes access to video clips of specific disorders and ahow–to video demonstrating the neurologic assessment online and alink to a digital canine brain atlas atwww.wiley.com/go/dewey/neurology

Chapter 1: Signalment and History: The FirstConsideration
Curtis W. Dewey and Ronaldo C. da Costa

Chapter 2. Performing the Neurologic Examination
William B. Thomas, Curtis W. Dewey and Ronaldo C. daCosta

Chapter 3: Lesion Localization Functional andDysfunctional Neuroanatomy
Curtis W. Dewey and Ronaldo C. da Costa

Chapter 4: Differential Diagnosis
Ronaldo C. da Costa and Curtis W. Dewey

Chapter 5. Overview of Neurodiagnostics
Curtis W. Dewey, Ronaldo C. da Costa and Julie M.Ducoté

Chapter 6. A Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the brain
Silkie Hecht

B Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of the vertebral column
Ronaldo C. da Costa

Chapter 7: Encephalopathies: Disorders of the Brain
Curtis W. Dewey

Chapter 8: Head Trauma Management
Curtis W. Dewey and Daniel J. Fletcher

Chapter 9: Seizures and Narcolepsy
William B. Thomas and Curtis W. Dewey

Chapter 10: Involuntary Movements and Paroxysmal Disorders
Simon R. Platt

Chapter 11: Disorders of Hearing and Balance: TheVestibulocochlear Nerve (CN VIII) and Associated Structures
Sean G. Sanders

Chapter 12: Cerebellar Diseases and Tremor Syndromes
Sean G. Sanders

Chapter 13: Myelopathies: Disorders of the Spinal Cord
Ronaldo C. da Costa and Curtis W. Dewey

Chapter 14: Disorders of the Cauda Equina
Curtis W. Dewey and Ronaldo C. da Costa

Chapter 15: Spinal Trauma Management
Daniel J. Fletcher, Curtis W. Dewey and Ronaldo C. daCosta

Chapter 16: Neurology and Neuropharmacology of Normal andAbnormal Urination
Curtis W. Dewey and Ronaldo C. da Costa

Chapter 17: Disorders of the Peripheral Nervous System:Mononeuropathies and Polyneuropathies
Curtis W. Dewey and Lauren R. Talarico

Chapter 18: Myopathies: Disorders of Skeletal Muscle
Curtis W. Dewey and Lauren R. Talarico

Chapter 19: Junctionopathies: Disorders of the NeuromuscularJunction
Jacques Penderis and Paula Martin–Vaquero

Chapter 20: Nursing Care and Physical Therapy for Patients withNeurologic Disease
Mary Tefend Campbell, Janice L Huntingford and Curtis W.Dewey

Chapter 21: Pharmacologic Management of Pain for Patients withNeurologic Disease
Bruno H. Pypendop and Linda S. Barter

Chapter 22: Complementary and Alternative Therapy for Patientswith Neurologic Disease
Karen L. Kline

Chapter 23: Neurotoxicological Syndromes
David C. Dorman

Color Plate Section: Canine Brain Atlas

Appendix: Canine Brain Atlas Glossary
Thomas F. Fletcher

Curtis W. Dewey, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology), DACVS, is Section Chief of Neurology and Associate Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery at Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine in Ithaca, New York, USA.

Ronaldo C. da Costa, DMV, MSc, PhD, Dipl. ACVIM (Neurology), is Associate Professor and Service Head, Neurology and Neurosurgery in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at the College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, USA.