Bilateral stringhalt associated with Hypochaeris radicata in Uruguayan horses.
Toxicon
; 245: 107780, 2024 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
We reported thirteen cases of bilateral stringhalt associated with Hypochaeris radicata that occurred in horses in Uruguay during a severe drought in the summer of 2023. All horses were affected chronically and progressively by bilateral hyperflexion of hindlimbs. In two severely affected horses, the main histological lesions included neuronal chromatolysis and axonal spheroids in the ventral gray horn in the lumbar and sacral spinal cord and axonal degeneration and digestion chambers in ventral roots fibers and long peripheral nerves. We suggest that in addition to injuries to peripheral nerves, lesions in the spinal cord play an important role in the clinical signs of stringhalt in horses.
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Asunto principal:
Enfermedades de los Caballos
Límite:
Animals
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Uruguay
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En
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Toxicon
Año:
2024
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Article