Hill M W, Schultz K
Aust Vet J. 1977 May;53(5):217-21. doi: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.1977.tb00190.x.
Three adult cattle that had been ataxic for 5 to 7 months and a bull that had been paralysed for 24 days following bovine ephemeral fever infection were studied clinically and pathologically. Severe bilaterally symmetrical Wallerian degeneration was demonstrated in the spinal cords of all 4 cattle; in 3 animals an area of primary damage was present in the first cervical segment of the cord and in the other animal it was at the level of the lumbar cord. Pressure on the cord resulting from trauma was considered to be the most likely aetiology because of the similarity of the lesion to other syndromes causing pressure on the cord and the absence of the usual inflammatory changes seen with infectious agents.
对3头患牛流行热感染后共济失调5至7个月的成年牛和1头瘫痪24天的公牛进行了临床和病理研究。所有4头牛的脊髓均出现严重的双侧对称性华勒氏变性；3头动物脊髓的原发性损伤区域位于颈髓第一节段，另一头动物的损伤位于腰髓水平。由于该病变与其他导致脊髓受压的综合征相似，且未见感染因子通常引起的炎症变化，因此认为创伤导致的脊髓受压是最可能的病因。
