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Chapters in Nervous System
  • Nervous System Introduction
  • Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Nervous System
  • Demyelinating Disorders
  • Diseases of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction
  • Diseases of the Spinal Column and Cord
  • Dysautonomia
  • Facial Paralysis
  • Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
  • Limb Paralysis
  • Meningitis, Encephalitis, and Encephalomyelitis
  • Motion Sickness
  • Neoplasia of the Nervous System
  • Paraneoplastic Disorders of the Nervous System
  • Polioencephalomalacia
  • Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
  • Chronic Wasting Disease
  • Scrapie
  • Equine Viral Encephalomyelitis
  • Louping Ill
  • Pseudorabies
  • Rabies
  • Teschovirus Encephalomyelitis
  • Sporadic Bovine Encephalomyelitis
  • Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
  • CNS Diseases Caused by Helminths and Arthropods
  • Tick Paralysis
Topics in Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Nervous System
  • Overview of Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Nervous System
  • Congenital and Inherited Cerebral Disorders
  • Congenital and Inherited Cerebellar Disorders
  • Congenital and Inherited Brain Stem Disorders
  • Congenital and Inherited Spinal Cord Disorders
  • Neuromuscular Disorders
  • Congenital and Inherited Multifocal Disorders of the Nervous System
  • Miscellaneous Congenital Disorders of the Nervous System
 
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Miscellaneous Congenital Disorders of the Nervous System

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Pendular nystagmus is seen in various breeds of dairy cattle but appears to have little clinical significance.

Congenital deafness has been reported in horses.

Small Animals

Congenital deafness is primarily associated with Dalmatians but has also been recorded in a number of breeds including Australian Blue Heelers and Shepherds, English Setters, Boston Terriers, and Old English Sheepdogs. It is linked to blue eye color in white cats. The brain stem auditory evoked response is a useful diagnostic test primarily used to identify carriers in a litter of affected animals. (Also see Deafness.)

Last full review/revision July 2011 by Rebecca A. Packer, MS, DVM, DACVIM (Neurology)

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