Equine veterinary journal
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Equine veterinary journal · May 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialComparative study between atropine and hyoscine-N-butylbromide for reversal of detomidine induced bradycardia in horses.
Bradycardia may be implicated as a cause of cardiovascular instability during anaesthesia. ⋯ Hyoscine may represent an alternative to atropine for treating bradycardia.
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Equine veterinary journal · May 2011
Endoscopic anatomy of the cervical vertebral canal in the horse: a cadaver study.
Localisation of spinal cord compression in horses with cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy is inexact. Vertebral canal endoscopy has been used in man to localise spinal cord lesions and has the potential to become a useful diagnostic technique in horses. ⋯ Cervical vertebral canal endoscopy may become a valuable tool to localise the site of spinal cord injury in horses with cervical vertebral stenotic myelopathy and could aid in the diagnosis of other diseases of the cervical spinal cord.