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ACCREDITED CPD - SURGERY Facial Nerve Auriculopalpebral Branch Dorsal Buccal Branch Ventral Buccal Branch Figure 2. Anatomy specimen of a dogs head, showing dissection of the facial nerve. Note the exit from the skull where the horizontal ear canal inserts into the bulla. Vestibular Disease Classification Peripheral Central Paresis Never Possible - brainstem disease may affect ascending proprioceptive and and descending motor tracts Proprioceptive deficits Never Possible – brainstem disease may affect ascending proprioceptive and and descending motor tracts Consciousness Alert May be confused, distressed, disoriented May be depressed, stuporous or comatose Cranial nerve deficits Facial nerve deficits runs close to middle ear Facial nerve deficits - exits brain stem close to vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII) Additionally Cranial Nerves V and VI all the way down to XII may be affected (brain stem lesion) Horners syndrome: Possible Unlikely Nystagmus Horizontal or rotatory NEVER VERTICAL Fast phase away from side of lesion Direction doesn’t change with head position Horizontal, rotatory or vertical Fast phase in any direction Direction may change with head position IDEXX Learning Center IDEXX VetConnect PLUS Knowledge you can put into practice Make diagnostic decisions more quickly and confidently Snippets Short, self-paced online demonstrations Online Courses • Archived Webinars • Tutorials • CE Challenges Learn anytime, anywhere at your pace Live Webinars • Distance Education • Coach-Webinars Live, scheduled learning events online www.idexxlearningcentre.com Learn how to review patient test requests and results and use other key features on IDEXX VetConnect PLUS • Make care decisions in real time to quickly address patient health and client concerns. • Easily compare in-house results to reference laboratory results and see over 10 years of historical data. • View trending graphs that help you quickly spot abnormalities for individual patients. • View pathology images on either the mobile app or web site. • Stay up to the minute on every case with instant results notifications using the VetConnect PLUS mobile app for iPhone or Android www.vetconnectplus.com vet360 Issue 02 | APRIL 2016 | 32 April 2016 Vet360 for Madaleen Review.indd 32 2016/03/24 2:24 PM