Clinical commentary highlights the role of quantitative sensory testing in diagnosing trigeminal-mediated headshaking, suggesting better outcomes for affected horses.
Summary This clinical commentary is accompanying the manuscript on quantitative sensory testing and trigemino‐cervical thresholds in a Warmblood gelding affected by trigeminal‐mediated headshaking by Käfer‐Karrer et al. This new diagnostic method is promising for diagnosing a devastating disease which has an enormous impact on the horses welfare. The clinical commentary emphasizes on the underlying neuropathic pain in TMHS and underlines the necessity to quantify this specific pain in order to decide on how to proceed with affected horses.
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