Dahme E
Lehrstuhl für Allgemeine Pathologie und Neuropathologie, Tierärztlichen Fakultät, Universität München.
Dtsch Tierarztl Wochenschr. 1994 Nov;101(11):423-5.
Clinical neurology in veterinary medicine did receive its initial secure basis by Hermann DEXLER in Vienna during late fall of 19th century. He could demonstrate that knowledges in neuroanatomy and -pathology are basis requirements for a reliable interpretation of morbid entities of central and peripheral nervous system. During the following decades a varied development of neurosciences was to be observed in veterinary medicine, comparing different countries. In general, the most important influences--based upon comparative neuromorphology--came from pathologists. Thus, infectious morbid entities, hereditary diseases, malformations, neurodegenerative diseases, neurooncology, and traumatology had become central challenges for neuroscientists. In this context it is no surprise that BSE has brought a tremendous impact on research work in the whole field of human and animal spongiform encephalopathies. Regrettably, the integration of clinical neurology and neuropathology within the teaching programmes of the European veterinary colleges, especially in Germany, has still not reached a satisfactory level. Specific training procedures realized by several schools in USA and UK might serve as sound examples in view of the permanent growing importance of neurological diseases in large and small animal practice.
19世纪后期，维也纳的赫尔曼·德克斯勒为兽医学临床神经学奠定了最初的坚实基础。他证实，神经解剖学和神经病理学知识是可靠解读中枢和周围神经系统病变实体的基本要求。在接下来的几十年里，比较不同国家可以发现，兽医学中的神经科学呈现出多样化发展。总体而言，基于比较神经形态学，最重要的影响来自病理学家。因此，传染性病变实体、遗传性疾病、畸形、神经退行性疾病、神经肿瘤学和创伤学已成为神经科学家面临的核心挑战。在这种背景下，疯牛病对人类和动物海绵状脑病整个领域的研究工作产生巨大影响也就不足为奇了。遗憾的是，临床神经学和神经病理学在欧洲兽医学院，尤其是德国的教学计划中的整合仍未达到令人满意的水平。鉴于神经疾病在大、小动物实践中的重要性不断增加，美国和英国几所学校实施的特定培训程序可作为很好的范例。
