Heartwater : Past, Present and Future. Workshop (1986 : Kruger National Park, South Africa)Van Amstel, S.R.Bigalke, R.D.2014-11-192014-11-1920141987Van Amstel, SR 1987, 'The use of electro-encephalography and brain biopsy in the clinical diagnosis of heartwater’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 54, no. 3, pp. 295-299.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42662The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.Both electro-encephalography and brain biopsy were examined as possible aids in the confirmation of a clinical diagnosis of heartwater in field cases. Results showed that electro-encephalographic changes associated with heartwater were non-specific and probably caused by the associated brain oedema. Brain biopsy on the other hand appears to be a reliable technique for the confirmation of heartwater, and the technique if properly performed holds little risk for the animal.en©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaHeartwater -- South AfricaArticle