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Headshaking in 5 Horses After Paranasal Sinus Surgery
Author(s) -
Gilsenan William F.,
Getman Liberty M.,
Parente Eric J.,
Johnson Amy L.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
veterinary surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.652
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1532-950X
pISSN - 0161-3499
DOI - 10.1111/j.1532-950x.2014.12147.x
Subject(s) - medicine , surgery , sinus (botany) , complication , paranasal sinuses , paranasal sinus diseases , anesthesia , botany , biology , genus
Objective To report headshaking and presumptive trigeminal neuritis as a potential complication after paranasal sinus surgery in horses. Study Design Retrospective case series. Animals Horses (n = 5) that developed headshaking within 45 days of paranasal sinus surgery. Methods Medical records (2007–2010) of horses that had been evaluated for headshaking after paranasal sinus surgery were reviewed. Results Of 5 horses that developed headshaking within 45 days of paranasal sinus surgery, resolution occurred after treatment in 2 horses. One horse was euthanatized because clinical signs associated with headshaking could not be controlled. Headshaking persisted in the other 2 horses but was either adequately controlled with analgesics or was considered infrequent and transient enough to not warrant therapeutic intervention. Only 2 of 5 horses returned to full work after development of headshaking. Conclusions Headshaking because of presumptive trigeminal neuritis is a possible career‐ending or fatal complication of paranasal sinus surgery in horses.