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Discussion on New Article on Cerebellar Disease
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Posted on Friday, Nov 26, 2004 - 3:09 pm:
Cerebellar Disease in Horses including cerebellar hypoplasia, abiotrophy, & transient cerebellar dysfunction
The cerebellum is a anatomically distinct area of the brain that is responsible for attenuating and fine tuning voluntary movement of the skeletal muscles. Disease of the cerebellum is seen as inappropriate rate, range, and force of head, body, or limb motion. This is seen as exaggerated movement (hypermetria) and may be accompanied by stiffness (spasticity) and intention tremors. Noticeably absent from primary cerebellar disease is weakness and when present suggests lesions of the spinal cord. This article describes the clinical signs, causes, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis of diseases of the cerebellum. To access this article click on » Cerebellar Disease in Horses and Foals » above.
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