Paresis, paralysis and their
various causes
Differential diagnosis in rabbits
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Bacterial infestation: |
Brain abscess, encephalitis, meningitis,
spinal abscess caused by e.g. Pasteurella sp., Lysteria sp., Staphylococcus
sp.. |
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Parasitic infestation: |
Encephalitozoon cuniculi in the brain, accompanied by an inflammatory response
of brain cells |
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Toxoplasma sp. |
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Traumatic causes: |
Spinal cord injury, trauma of the spinal cord,
fracture, or disease of the CNS. |
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Disease or lesions (e.g. brain hypoxia from
severe seizures) |
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Disc disease,
compression of the sciatic nerve |
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Congenital spinal deformities |
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Neoplastic diseases: |
Bone neoplasm, (presence of a tumor, presence
of bone spurs or osteophytes, which can lead to pain and irritation of the
nerves) or development of tumors in the spinal cord |
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Serum electrolyte
abnormalities: |
Profound hypokalemia |
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Hyperkalemia |
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Hypermagnesemia |
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“Mechanical” causes: |
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Spondylosis (spinal osteoarthritis), disco-spondylitis |
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Disk deformation |
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Intervertebral disk disease |
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Unknown cause: |
“Floppy rabbit disease” |
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JULY 2004
updated:
August 2006