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Diseases of the Peripheral Nerves and Neuromuscular Junction /
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Overview of Diseases of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction /

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Diseases of the Peripheral Nerves and Neuromuscular Junction
Overview of Diseases of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction
Degenerative Disorders of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction
Inflammatory Disorders of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction
Metabolic Disorders of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction
Neoplasia of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction
Nutritional Disorders of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction
Toxic Disorders of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction
Trauma of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction
Vascular Diseases of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction

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Diseases of the Peripheral Nerves and Neuromuscular Junction
Laryngeal paralysis is a common disorder of older, large-breed dogs. Denervation of the cricoarytenoideus dorsalis muscle of the larynx causes the vocal folds and arytenoid cartilages to fail to abduct during inspiration, creating an upper airway obstruction. Although the etiology is usually unknown, trauma and neoplasia can cause laryngeal paralysis. Which of the following conditions can also cause laryngeal paralysis?

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Overview of Diseases of the Peripheral Nerve and Neuromuscular Junction

By

William B. Thomas

, DVM, MS, DACVIM (Neurology), Neurology and Neurosurgery, Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee

Last full review/revision Oct 2013 | Content last modified Oct 2013

Diseases of the peripheral nerve and neuromuscular junction include degenerative diseases, inflammatory diseases, metabolic disorders, neoplasia, nutritional disorders, toxic disorders, trauma, and vascular diseases. For a discussion of congenital disorders, see Congenital and Inherited Anomalies of the Nervous System.

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