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.
This artery delivers blood to. your legs. When the femoral artery reaches the back of the knee it becomes the popliteal artery. and runs into the distal arteries which run below the calf and into the foot. When there is a blockage in the femoral artery, the circulation of blood to your leg is reduced. which may cause you to have pain in your calf when you walk. This is known as intermittent. claudication. A femoral popliteal/distal bypass is an operation to bypass the blocked portion of the artery in.