Historical perspective: Brachial plexus injury as a contributing factor to World War I?

Yesterday's "Neuro words for nerds" post discussed Wallerian degeneration. Did you know that a peripheral nerve injury and the subsequent Wallerian degeneration may have been a contributing factor to the start of World War I?

Quiz: FCE and breed predilection

Which of the following breeds is at highest risk for Fibrocartilaginous Embolism (FCE)?

COTM: LHL weakness in a Lab

The dog was referred to the Neurology Department for evaluation following a sudden onset of left pelvic limb weakness one week earlier.

Term: Extrapyramidal

Extrapyramidal refers to the motor tracts that arise outside the cerebral cortex.

Imaging: Paraparetic Boston

10yr MC Boston Terrier that was acutely unable to walk on pelvic limbs

Quiz: Peripheral nerve regrowth

     

Term: Neurotmesis

Neurotmesis is complete severance of the entire nerve fiber, including the axon, myelin sheath, Schwann cells and endoneurium.

Term: Falx cerebri

The falx cerebri is the vertical fold of meninges on the dorsal midline between the two cerebral hemispheres.

Blind Maltese

The dog was brought in to the Ophthalmology Department following an acute onset of blindness. Ocular examination revealed no obvious cause for the blindness.

Labradoodle with progressive weakness

This month's case is a 5yr MC Labradoodle that was presented to our ER Department for rapidly progressive weakness. He became weak earlier that afternoon. While the owner was outside raking leaves, he laid down and was then unable to stand/walk on his pelvic limbs.

Maropitant reduces vomiting from hydromorphone

Source: Claude AK, Dedeaux A, Chiavaccini L, et al. Effects…

Cat with seizures

A 9yr MC DSH cat was presented to the ER Department following a sudden onset of episodes characterized by meowing incessantly, curling up into a ball to his right, and circling to the right at times