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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
                                                                                                 dyskinesia
                                                  instability
 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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