Hemiplegia laringeana em equinos.

Abstract

With the domestication of the horse and its subsequent use in sporting activities, numerous pathologies order circulatory, respiratory and locomotor gained prominence for being a hindrance in proper operation and harmonic structures involved, making the animal left to be desired in the matter of competitiveness. An example of respiratory disease is laryngeal hemiplegy. This pathology is due to a deficiency laryngeal, in which the incomplete opening rhyme glottal flow and affects the amount of air inhaled and exhaled by the animal. Therefore, the diagnosis is needed so you can get up to fix the problem, to select the animals, and thus obtain only animals fully fit and competitive sports practices. Thus, the aim of this study was to develop an approach on the anatomical and physiological aspects, clinical and therapeutic about laryngeal hemiplegy.