Secondary epilepsy in dogs and cats. When the cause of seizures is a structural or chemical problem within the brain, the disease is said to be secondary. Secondary seizures are caused by hydrocephalus, brain cancer, brain infections, brain inflammation, toxins, aneurysms, and stroke damage.
You'll need to remove the baby's diaper to check his femoral pulse. Photo Credit Karin Dreyer/Blend Images/Getty Images. A routine examination of a newborn includes checking her femoral pulse, or feeling her heartbeat by pressing on the artery in her groin. This test may be the first sign of a serious circulatory problem, known as coarctation, or interruption of the thoracic aorta.
Femoral vein. The femoral vein is located in the upper thigh and pelvic region of the human body. It travels in close proximity to the femoral artery. This vein is one of the larger vessels in the venous system. Instead of draining deoxygenated blood from specific parts of the body, it receives blood from several significant branches. These include popliteal, the profunda femoris, and the great sapheneous veins.