Lab Final- Neuro Case Studies

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Thick dura mater

Description jelly like

Most likely pus- BACTERIA

menigal lesion

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Bacterium

Preventailia orilas

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Answer 3

Menigitis on HISTO

regardless of the org

rich in neutrophils

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Soft spot on skull- funtanella has not closed-increased presesure on the brain;

hydrocephalus

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Protozoa/parasitic- macrophages (no eosinophils)

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Massive hydrocephalus

probably congenital

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Swollen full of CSF ventricles

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Cause: hydrocephalus

Unlikely

Meninges poke out of head and gives CSF

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Arthrogryposis

pathogenesis–> CNS parts are missing so muscles can move

1. schallenberg
2. Akabane
3. BVD

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Hydrocephalus

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Right dorsal, cerebrum caudal 2-3 cm, oval well demaractaed asymetrical

cat brain

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Stuck on dura mater

Menigoma tumor

can shell out or remove from brain

Most do not invade brain

Common in cats

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Red, almost midline

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Brain stem–> dark dot central canel with cerbellum on top

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cerebelluar coning

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Left side shiny, flat, enlarged cloudy (not transparent) something is going on the meniges

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gelantious, green tinted (snot like)

• suppurative
• asymmetrical

abysess

pathogenesis- bites

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Pituary tumors

Macro- brain damage

Micro- cushings so small not space occupying

in a horse- cushings- common in older horses- will retain winter coat

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benign- grows by expansion

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dorsal root ganglia ganglioneuritis- Autjeksky's disease

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Abyssess in bone spondytitis crushed bone which compresses the chord wallerian degeneration Salmonella in calves Wobbler's

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Wobbler's problem instability between ligaments between 2 bones

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Cauda Equina cauda equina syndrome in horses incontinenance -nerves become swollen Lymphocytes and plasma cells herpes virus