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                                                                                                                                                                                                    Abnormal
                                                                  â Seizures                                                                                                                                             Abnormal central
                                           Syncope                                                                                                Vestibular disease    Episodes of acute pain    neuromuscular
                                                                    p. 94                                                                                                                                               neurotransmission
                                                                                                                                                                                                 neurotransmission




                                                                                                                                                                       – Atlantoaxial          – Myasthenia gravis     – Paroxysmal
                                                                                                                                                   â Vestibular
                                                                                                                                                                         instability
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        dyskinesia
                                       Hypoxia of the brain                                                                                          syndrome          – Intervertebral disc     (crisis)              – Exercise-induced
                                                                                                                                                      p. 98                                    – Myotonia congenita
                                                                                                                                                                         disease               – Hypokalaemia           collapse
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       – Paroxysmal
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        dyskinesia



           Reduction of peripheral                              Cardiopulmonary cause
             vascular resitance







                                                  Severe cardiac
             Neurocardiogenic                                                      Extremely short-lived
            (vasovagal syncope)                    dysrhythmia                          hypoxia
                                                (period > 6 seconds)





           – Stress                                                               – BOAS
           – Joy                        Extreme                 Extreme
           – Severe coughing           bradycardia             tachycardia
             (esp. dog)




                                   – 3 degree AV block     – Ventricular
                                      rd
                                   – Sinoatrial arrest      runs/salvos
                                                            (e.g. due to
                                                            subaortic stenosis)










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