Term: Absence seizure

Absence seizures are very short seizures characterized by brief loss of consciousness, "staring off into space," "blanking out," loss of muscle tone, and sometimes dorsal deviation of the eyes ("eyes rolling up into head").

Risk factors and outcomes in myasthenic cats

The objective of this study were to expand on a previous study of 105 cats, to document the results of treatment (medical or surgical) in myasthenic cats with mediastinal mass, and to evaluate whether cats go into spontaneous remission.

Term: Transient ischemic attack

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is a transient episode of neurologic dysfunction that usually resolves in minutes to hours, most often in less than 24 hours. They are often referred to as...

Term: Subarachnoid space

The subarachnoid space is the space between the pia mater (innermost) and arachnoid mater (middle later) of meninges. It consists of...

Ataxic Scottish Terrier

An 8 1/2 yr FS Scottish Terrier was brought in to the Neurology Department for evaluation of progressive right thoracic limb lameness/weakness that was not responding to a tapering course of oral dexamethasone.