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Toxic equine parkinsonism: an immunohistochemical study of 10 horses with nigropallidal encephalomalacia.
Veterinary pathology - 1 Mar 2012
Chang H T, Rumbeiha W K, Patterson J S, Puschner B, Knight A P
Abstract excerpt
Chronic ingestion of yellow star thistle (Centaurea solstitialis) or Russian knapweed (Acroptilon repens) causes nigropallidal encephalomalacia (NPE) in horses with an abrupt onset of neurologic signs characterized by dystonia of lips and tongue, inability to prehend food, depression, and locomotor deficits. The objectives of this study were to reexamine the pathologic alterations of NPE and to conduct an...
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