The link between neurology and behavior in veterinary medicine: a review

In veterinary behavioral medicine and in veterinary neurology, there is an effort to collaborate with different consultants, as seen both in human psychiatry and in human neurology. This cooperation can lead to a complete assessment of any case, to a more holistic collection of information regarding the development of the case, and to a synergetic vision regarding the therapy. In other words, it is essential to understand how behavioral medicine and neurology are linked together to improve diagnosis and therapy process. This review emphasizes the bond between neurology and behavior starting with the neuroanatomic basis of anomalies in veterinary behavioral medicine such as: limbic system, temporal and frontal lobe, pituitary gland, spinal cord, meninges and peripheral nerves. After that, the review deals with some disorders which overlap between neurology and behavioral medicine, and it will conclude by analyzing the differential diagnoses of the neurological diseases and their relationship with behavioral signs.