Neurologic complications following treatment of canine hypoadrenocorticism

Canadian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 490-492

  MacMillan, Karen L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b Bay Cat and Dog Hospital   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APO PREDNISONE; CORTICOTROPIN; DEXAMETHASONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; FLUDROCORTISONE ACETATE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCORTISONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; INACTIVATED VIRUS VACCINE; LIVE VACCINE; MINERALOCORTICOID; PREDNISOLONE SODIUM SUCCINATE; PREDNISONE; RABIES VACCINE; SODIUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCRALFATE; TETRACOSACTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADRENAL CORTEX INSUFFICIENCY; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; DOG; DYSPHAGIA; GENERAL CONDITION IMPROVEMENT; HEAD MOVEMENT; MALE; NEUROLOGICAL COMPLICATION; NONHUMAN; QUADRIPLEGIA; SODIUM BLOOD LEVEL; TREMOR;

ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOIDS; HYPONATREMIA; MALE; MINERALOCORTICOIDS; MYELINOLYSIS, CENTRAL PONTINE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PREDNISONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 0038692872     PISSN: 00085286     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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