Paraparesis
Shell G. Linda*
EXAMEN NEUROLOGICODespués de efectuar un examen físico completo para descartar afecciones extraneurológicas, se
CONCLUSIONESSi el examen neurológico indica una paraparesis/plejía con normalidad cefálica y torácica, la lesión
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* Colegio Regional de Medicina Veterinaria Virginia-Maryland, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg.