 Purred: Mon Jul 30, '07 12:38pm PST |
 | |  | | Veterinary Neurology
Nero disorders:
Limb Paralysis, Weakness
* Potential causes:
o spinal cord disease
+ herniated intervertebral disks
+ vertebral fractures, dislocations
+ tumors, cysts
+ congenital anomalies (e.g., hydromyelia, syringomyelia)
+ infections/inflammation (myelitis)
+ degenerative myelopathy
o peripheral nerve disease (neuropathies)
+ trauma
+ inflammation
+ degeneration
+ metabolic
+ toxic
o neuromuscular
+ myasthenia gravis
+ myositis (muscle inflammation)
+ metabolic or endocrine disorders
+ botulism
Balance Disorders
* Potential causes:
o inner ear disease (infections, tumors, injuries)
o brainstem disease (infection/inflammation, tumors, injuries)
o hydrocephalus
Some causes:
Panleukopenia (Feline Distemper)
An often fatal viral infection which can result in lifelong ataxia (lack of balance) in cats who are infected as kittens, a condition known as cerebellar hypoplasia. Panleukopenia can be prevented by vaccination.
Poisoning
Toxic substances include household cleaning products, garden sprays, and pest killers. Certain plants, when ingested, also adversely affect the central nervous system.
Toxoplasmosis
Although a relatively rare result of this parasite, central nervous system damage can result, producing blindness, ataxia, and other symptoms of CNS damage.
Feline Hyperesthesia:
This condition is so rarely recognized, but so commonly found that it deserves special mention. Cat owners surely must breathe a sigh of relief to find a name for the crazy list of symptoms that sometimes make their cat seem almost "possessed."
* Running crazily in circles
* Loud meowing, often at night
* Rippling skin on the back
* Excessive and manic grooming
* Frequent mood swings |  |  | |  |
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