This new book deals systematically with the assessment and treatment of small animal neurological patients in light of latest research findings and greatly improved imaging techniques.
The authors first discuss step-wise neurological and systemic approaches to common emergency cases—examination, critical care and rapid assessment—based on presenting signs. They then deal in depth with the pathophysiology, treatment options and likely prognoses of each of the more common types of neurological emergency, be it vascular accident, infection, trauma, seizure, acute disease or neoplasia. Detailed support techniques and therapies are provided on emergency anaesthesia, pain management, fluid therapy, post-operative care and physical rehabilitation.
The book will appeal to small animal practitioners, specialists, residents, course directors and students interested in neurology, emergency medicine and critical care, internal medicine, imaging and pathology.
Admission and Neurodiagnostic Tests
Examining the neurological emergency
Laurent Garosi
Respiratory and cardiovascular support in the neurological patient
Anthea Raisis and Gabrielle Musk
Metabolic evaluation of critically ill neurological patients
Louise Clark
Imaging of neurological emergencies
Fraser McConnell
Cerebrospinal fluid analysis
Amy Wood, Laurent Garosi and Simon Platt
Decision Making
Obtundation, stupor and coma
Peter Dickinson
Seizures
Simon Platt
Exercise-associated weakness and collapse
Arianna Negrin and Simon Platt
Ataxia
John Levine
Paresis and paralysis
Jay McDonnell
Spinal pain
Ronaldo da Costa
Acute blindness
Peter Nghiem and Scott Schatzberg
Tremors and involuntary movements
Marc Kent
Head tilt and nystagmus
Laurent Garosi
Acute disorders of the head and face
Lara Matiasek and Alberta de Stefani
Monoparesis and neurological causes of lameness
Toby Gemmill and Malcolm McKee
Specific Emergencies—Diagnosis and Treatment
Cerebrovascular accidents
Laurent Garosi
Ischaemic myelopathy
Luisa de Risio
Infectious and inflammatory diseases of the central nervous system
Scott Schatzberg and Peter Nghiem
Head trauma
Courtenay Freeman and Simon Platt
Spinal trauma
Natasha Olby
Acute disc disease
Joan Coates
Status epilepticus
Allison Haley and Simon Platt
Myasthenia gravis
Kerry Bailey
Tetanus and botulism
Jacques Penderis
Intracranial neoplasia and secondary pathological effects
John Rossmeisl and Theresa Pancotto
Metabolic encephalopathies
Kate Chandler and Robert Goggs
Neurological toxicities
Jennifer Pittman, Benjamin Brainard and Katrin Swindells
Specific Management Issues
Emergency neuroanaesthesia
Anthea Raisis and Gabrielle Musk
Analgesia for patients with neurological disease
Gabrielle Musk and Anthea Raisis
Fluid therapy
Anthea Raisis and Katrin Swindells
Postoperative and supportive care and physical rehabilitation
Sebastien Behr and Rebecca Green
Further reading
Drug dosages for the emergency patient
Amy Wood, Simon Platt and Laurent Garosi
Units and reference ranges
Simon Platt and Laurent Garosi
Blood transfusion sheet
Simon Platt and Laurent Garosi
Biography
Simon Platt, Laurent Garosi
... chock full of helpful images, diagrams, tables of differentials, and numerous decision-making flowcharts, all of which help to clarify what is being discussed. The list of abbreviations in the beginning is also very helpful...a valuable tool that most veterinarians will find extremely useful and should have in their clinic library...readable and easy to understand...I would highly recommend this to my peers
—Donna Jacobsen, DVM, Doody's Review Service, March 2013The scope is much wider than just emergency presentation and treatment. The contributors are specialists in neurology, surgery, anaesthesia, and emergency and critical care from the United Kingdom, United States, Europe and Australia. … The inclusion of so much information makes this book a very good reference for any clinician (from students to medical and surgical specialists) to gain a better understanding of neurological diseases, their diagnosis, treatment and prognosis using a systematic approach. The illustrations, including diagrams, clinical cases, imaging and pathology, are excellent.
—Australian Veterinary Journal, Volume 91, No 5, May 2013Small Animal Neurological Emergencies’ can guide you though this minefield of a subject...clearly written, with plenty of colour photographs and diagrams to illustrate concepts, equipment and techniques...comprehensive...good background reading for anybody dealing with these cases on a regular basis...clear and well written and provides readers with up-to-date and detailed information.
—Lindsay Kellett-Gregory, Veterinary Record, September 2012
…a very comprehensive book covering all aspects of neurological emergencies in incredible detail… a real step-by-step approach… detailed practical help… provide[s] a logical diagnostic approach… very detailed explanations, diagnostic approaches and treatment options… an incredibly detailed and accessible book covering every aspect of neurological emergencies… beautifully laid out with coloured photographs, schematic diagrams, example x-rays and MRis in abundance… I feel that anybody, whether in referral or general practice, who sees neurological cases even on a rare occasion will find this book both invaluable and interesting.
—Sharon Cole, Veterinary Practice, October 2012
