A review of equine muscle disorders

Abstract Muscle disorders are a common cause of disability in horses. For many years, clinical manifestations such as muscle pain, exercise intolerance, weakness, and stiffness were believed to be caused by a single syndrome. However, in the past years a broad spectrum of muscle disorders have been...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Neuromuscular disorders : NMD 2008-04, Vol.18 (4), p.277-287
Main Author: Aleman, M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Equine
Exertional
Horse Diseases
Horses
Muscular Diseases - veterinary
Myopathy
Myotonia
Neurology
Rhabdomyolysis
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Abstract Muscle disorders are a common cause of disability in horses. For many years, clinical manifestations such as muscle pain, exercise intolerance, weakness, and stiffness were believed to be caused by a single syndrome. However, in the past years a broad spectrum of muscle disorders have been recognized including glycogen and polysaccharide storage myopathies, malignant hyperthermia, mitochondrial myopathy, hyperkalemic periodic paralysis and others. For some, a specific mutation has been identified. Recognition of the myopathic clinical phenotype and thorough clinical, electrodiagnostic, and histological evaluations are essential to further our understanding of equine myopathies. Advances in understanding equine myopathies may potentially benefit other species including humans.
ISSN:0960-8966
1873-2364
DOI:10.1016/j.nmd.2008.01.001