A 12-week-old female Wire-haired miniature dachshund presented with non-progressive ataxia and hypermetria. Due to the animal's clinical history and symptoms, cerebellar malformations were suspected. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) detected bilateral ventriculomegaly,...

Congenital cerebellar disorders can be caused by in utero or neonatal infections, genetic aberrations causing malformations, and neurodegenerative processes. Most congenital cerebellar disorders are diagnosed definitively with histopathology. However, antemortem diagnosis of cerebellar...

An eight-week-old female Cocker Spaniel was presented with ataxia, dysmetria and intention tremor. At 16 weeks, the clinical signs did not progress. Investigation including imaging studies of the skull and cerebrospinal fluid analysis were performed. The computed tomography revealed a cyst-like...

In this study, 4 dogs with clinical and neurological signs of non-progressive cerebellar disease are presented. In 3 the survey radiographs of the skull were compatible with hydrocephalus; one had a normal skull. Computed tomography showed generalized hydrocephalus, a dilated fourth ventricle, and...

Hydromyelia is described in a 3-year-old Maltese Poodle bitch, a 2.5-year-old male Maltese Poodle and a 4-year-old castrated King Charles Spaniel. Symptoms and survey radiographs are described. Cerebrospinal fluid flowed under some pressure following cisterna magna puncture in all dogs. The first 2 ...

In 6 dogs with cerebellar dysplasia, in which the cerebellar vermis was hypoplastic, clinical signs noted around 2 weeks of age included ataxia, dysmetria, and intention tremors. A variable portion of the caudal cerebellar vermis was absent in each dog; portions of the cerebellar hemispheres and...