Chrisman C L, Walsh M, Meeks J C, Zurawka H, LaRock R, Herbst L, Schumacher J
Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0125, USA.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1997 Oct 15;211(8):1043-7.
To determine whether neurologic examination techniques established for use on dogs and cats could be adapted for use on sea turtles.
Prospective controlled observational study.
4 healthy Green Turtles (Chelonia mydas), 1 healthy Kemp's ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys kempi), and 6 Green Turtles suspected to have neurologic abnormalities.
Neurologic examinations were performed while sea turtles were in and out of the water and in ventral and dorsal recumbency. Mentation, general activity, head and body posture, movement and coordination, thoracic and pelvic limb movement, strength and muscle tone, and tail movement were observed. Thoracic and pelvic limb flexor reflexes and nociception, righting response, cranial nerve reflexes, clasp and cloacal reflexes, and neck, dorsal scute, cloacal and tail nociception were tested.
Results of neurologic evaluations were consistent for healthy sea turtles. Sea turtles suspected to have neurologic abnormalities had abnormal results.
Many of the neurologic examination techniques used to evaluate dogs and cats can be adapted and used to evaluate sea turtles. A standardized neurologic examination should result in an accurate assessment of neurologic function in impaired sea turtles and should help in evaluating effects of rehabilitation efforts and suitability for return to their natural environment.
确定用于犬猫的神经学检查技术是否可适用于海龟。
前瞻性对照观察研究。
4只健康绿海龟（蠵龟）、1只健康肯氏丽龟和6只疑似有神经学异常的绿海龟。
在海龟入水和出水时以及腹卧位和背卧位时进行神经学检查。观察精神状态、一般活动、头部和身体姿势、运动和协调性、胸肢和盆腔肢运动、力量和肌张力以及尾部运动。测试胸肢和盆腔肢的屈肌反射和伤害感受、翻正反应、脑神经反射、抓握和泄殖腔反射以及颈部、背甲、泄殖腔和尾部的伤害感受。
健康海龟的神经学评估结果一致。疑似有神经学异常的海龟结果异常。
许多用于评估犬猫的神经学检查技术可加以调整并用于评估海龟。标准化的神经学检查应能准确评估受损海龟的神经功能，并有助于评估康复效果以及海龟回归自然环境的适宜性。
