Acute paraplegia in a Thoroughbred race-horse after general anaesthesia

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 75, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 178-179

  Raidal, S R ^a   Raidal, S L ^a   Richards, R B ^b   Cosgriff, A V ^b   Rose, K J ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Belmont Horse Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; KETAMINE; XYLAZINE;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CASE REPORT; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; PATHOLOGY; SPINAL CORD; SPINE DISEASE; SYNDROME;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANESTHESIA, GENERAL; ANESTHETICS, DISSOCIATIVE; ANESTHETICS, GENERAL; ANIMALS; HEMORRHAGE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; KETAMINE; MALE; PARAPLEGIA; SPINAL CORD; SPINAL DISEASES; SYNDROME; XYLAZINE;

EID: 0031085327     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1997.tb10060.x     Document Type: Article

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