Intrathecal baclofen provides effective long-term treatment of spasticity multiple sclerosis related. ITB therapy increases the quality of lifestyle and functional independence in appropriately selected cases.
Equine canker is described as an infectious process that results in the development of a chronic hypertrophy of the horn-producing tissues.1 It generally originates in the frog; may remain focal, but has the capacity to become diffuse and invade the adjacent sole, bars and hoof wall.
Photo credit: Danika Bannasch, UC Davis. Hereditary equine regional dermal asthenia (HERDA) is a genetic skin disease found in the Quarter Horse. The disease is characterized by hyperextensible, elastic skin, severe dermatologic lesions, and often scarring along the back and withers of affected horses.