Histological and ultrastructural evidence that recurrent laryngeal neuropathy is a bilateral mononeuropathy limited to recurrent laryngeal nerves

Equine Veterinary Journal

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 666-672

  Hahn, C N ^a   Matiasek, K ^b   Dixon, P M ^a   Molony, V ^a   Rodenacker, K ^c   Mayhew, I G ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^d MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Horse; Larynx; Nerve; Recurrent laryngeal neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MONONEUROPATHY; PATHOLOGY; POLYNEUROPATHY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; ULTRASTRUCTURE; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; MALE; MONONEUROPATHIES; POLYNEUROPATHIES; RECURRENCE; RECURRENT LARYNGEAL NERVE; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VOCAL CORD PARALYSIS;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 55849084293     PISSN: 04251644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2746/042516408X335711     Document Type: Article

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