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Neurology

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                                                            Mydriasis







                                                                               Normal menace
                                   No menace reaction*                            reaction
                                        (blind)
                                                                                (normal vision)





                                                                                 – Atropine
                                      â Peripheral           Lesion of the       – Other mydriatic drugs
                                       blindness           oculomotor nerve/     – Excitement
                                        p. 101                 midbrain
                                                                                 – Iris atrophy/degeneration (old dogs)
                                                                                 – Glaucoma





                                               Peripheral                  Central







                                           – FeLV                 – Neoplasia
                                           – Dysautonomia         – Meningoencephalitis
                                           – Botulism (rare)      – Infarction/haemorrhage
                                           – Neuropathy of CN III  – Increased intracranial
                                           – Orbital lesions        pressure


















               *  Menace reaction is physiologically absent in dogs ≤ 12 weeks of age








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