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. 1989 Oct;30(10):802–806.

A retrospective study of nineteen ataxic horses

Germain Nappert, André Vrins, Luc Breton, Michel Beauregard
PMCID: PMC1681286  PMID: 17423438

Abstract

A retrospective study of 19 ataxic horses admitted to the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University of Montreal during the period of January 1985 to December 1988 is presented. There were 11 cases of cervical vertebral malformation, four of equine degenerative myeloencephalopathy, two of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, one each of vertebral osteomyelitis and intervertebral disc protrusion. The clinical diagnosis of ataxia in horses requires neurological, radiographic, myelographic, and laboratory examinations.

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