nigropallidal encephalomalacia
- nigropallidal encephalomalacia
- neurotoxicity in horses that have spent an extended period grazing on Centaurea repens or C. solstitialis, which cause necrosis of the substantia nigra and globus pallidus; characteristics include wandering around in a confused manner and rigidity of facial muscles so that the animals cannot chew and may starve to death.
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Centaurea — Cen·tau·rea (sen tawґre ə) a genus of plants with yellow flowers, found mainly in the western United States and Australia; when eaten by horses they cause nigropallidal encephalomalacia. C. reґpens is the Russian knapweed and C.… … Medical dictionary
