Abstract:Tremor syndromes in dogs and cats might include tremors and twitches. Tremors are movement disorders that resemble involuntary rhythmic oscillatory sinusoidal movements of a body part. Twitches are caused by peripheral nerve hyperexcitability and they have variable frequency and amplitude. When twitches are manifested as generalised fasciculations they can mimic tremors. Tremors and twitches are common presenting complaints of dogs and cats in daily veterinary practice, and the clinician should be aware of the… Show more
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