Unilateral facial myokymia in a dog with an intracranial meningioma

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 88, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 357-361

  Holland, C T ^a   Holland, J T ^a   Rozmanec, M ^b  

^a Merewether Veterinary Hospital   (Australia)

^b IDEXX LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Dogs; Facial myokymia; Meningioma

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CYTOCHEMISTRY; DOG; DOG DISEASE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE DISEASE; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FATALITY; MALE; MENINGIOMA; PATHOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL NERVE DISEASES; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MENINGEAL NEOPLASMS; MENINGIOMA;

CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 77955936663     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2010.00598.x     Document Type: Review

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