Diagnosis of presumed acute ischemic stroke and associated seizure management in a congo african grey parrot

Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association

Volumn 239, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 967-974

  Beaufrère, Hugues ^a   Nevarez, Javier ^a   Gaschen, Lorrie ^a   Ryan, Kirk ^a   Schnellbacher, Rodney ^a   Tully, Thomas ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ERITHACUS; PSITTACIDAE; PSITTACIFORMES; PSITTACUS ERITHACUS;

ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIRD DISEASE; BRAIN; ISCHEMIA; PARROT; PATHOLOGY; RADIOGRAPHY; SEIZURE; STROKE;

ANIMALS; ANTICONVULSANTS; BIRD DISEASES; BRAIN; ISCHEMIA; PARROTS; SEIZURES; STROKE;

EID: 79960025745     PISSN: 00031488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2460/javma.239.1.122     Document Type: Article

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