Quiz: NADX & IVDD

This week's Wednesday quiz day presents 3 questions regarding a 4-year-old, castrated male Lhasa Apso with an acute onset of pelvic limb weakness with no known trauma.

Term: Sella turcica

The sella turcica is a saddle-shaped depression on the dorsal aspect of the...

Term: Corpus callosum

The corpus callosum is the largest of the white matter commissures in the telencephalon (cerebrum). It connects...

Term: Ptosis

Ptosis is a drooping of the...

Quiz: Tetanus vs. tetany

   

Golden with acute paraparesis

Signalment: 5yr F Golden Retriever History: The patient was…

Quiz: Pug puppy’s abnormal appearance

What is the most likely cause for this Pug puppy's appearance?

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").

Dalmatian with abnormal gait

This week’s case is a 7-year-old spayed female Dalmatian. She had a 2-3 month history of pelvic limb weakness that was not improving with an NSAID and pain medications. Watch the case video and localize the lesion.

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.

Quiz: FCE prognostic indicators

What are the NEGATIVE prognostic indicators for fibrocartilaginous embolic myelopathy (FCEM)?

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...