Canine Neurological Exam Form

Canine Neurological Exam Form. NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION HANDOUT OBSERVATIONS (circle all that apply) Seizures No Focal Generalized Unconscious Conscious Mentation Normal Dementia Stupor Coma Circling N0 Yes Left Right Pacing N0 Yes Head pressing No Yes Head turn N0 Yes Left Right Head tilt N0 Yes Left Right Head tremors N0 Yes CRANIAL NERVES (circle all that apply) File Size 35KBPage Count 2.

The neurologic examination is a series of observations and tests done to answer the following four questions h Is a lesion in the nervous system present? h Where is the lesion located (focal or multifocal)? h How severe is the lesion? h Is the disease worsening improving or staying the same? (serial neurologic examinations) WHAT YOU WILL NEED File Size 1MBPage Count 6.

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Garosi L (2004) The neurological examination In BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology BSAVA Gloucester pp123 Garosi L (2004) Lesion localisation and differential diagnosis In BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Neurology BSAVA Gloucester pp 2434 Lorenz M D Kornegay J N (2004) Handbook of Veterinary NeurologySaunders.

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MENTATION While taking the patient’s history (see Taking a History Questions to Ask) allow the animal to explore the examination room which provides an opportunity to perform a mentation evaluation POSTURE & GAIT Posture describes the animal at rest the following conditions may be noted Kyphosis (dorsal curvature of the spine) Lordosis (ventral curvature of the spine) CRANIAL NERVE EXAMINATION Cranial nerve evaluations are either reflexes or reactions Reflexes include cranial nerve reflexes and spinal reflexes These reflexes involve the POSTURAL REACTIONS Postural reactions are complex responses that maintain an animal in its normal upright position An abnormality indicates a lesion anywhere along the ascending or descending pathways in the peripheral or central nervous systems.

The Neurologic Examination

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