Title | Vestibular syndrome associated with temporohyoid joint fusion and temporal bone fracture in three horses. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 1984 |
Authors | Blythe, LL, Watrous, BJ, Schmitz, JA, Kaneps, AJ |
Journal | Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association |
Volume | 185 |
Issue | 7 |
Pagination | 775-81 |
Date Published | 1984 Oct 1 |
Keywords | Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases |
Abstract | Acute onset of vestibulocochlear and facial nerve dysfunction due to a stress fracture of the petrous part of the temporal bone was diagnosed in 3 horses. The fracture was secondary to chronic inflammatory changes in the petrous part of the temporal bone and the proximal stylohyoid bone, with fusion of the temporohyoid joint. Bacterial meningoencephalitis was a complicating factor. Treatment resulted in reduction of severity of clinical signs in 2 of the 3 cases, but residual compensated vestibular deficits persisted.
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