Positioning head tilt is a neurological sign that has recently been described in dogs with congenital cerebellar malformations. This head tilt is triggered in response to head movement and is believed to be caused by a lack of inhibition of the vestibular nuclei by the cerebellar nodulus and...
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Tamura, S.; Tamura, Y.; Nakamoto, Y.; Hasegawa, D.; Tsuboi, M.; Uchida, K.; Yabuki, A.; Yamato, O.
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021, 7, December,
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of those non-invasive proceedings, which allows to measure at the same time the morphologic and functional specificities of the brain, therefore it can help to understand the causes of epilepsy. As far as the authors know, in the literature there is no such...
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Földes, K.; Lőrincz, B.; Garamvölgyi, R.; Bajzik, G.; Tokai, R.; Lelovics, Z.; Repa, I.
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NAKVI, Budapest, Hungary
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Magyar Állatorvosok Lapja, 2013, 135, 11, pp 675-684
Spongious Cerebellar Degeneration with Cerebellar Ataxia (SDCA) is a hereditary neurode-generative disease with the predisposition to occur in the breed of Belgian Shepherd Malinois. Behind the neurological symptomatology is a cerebellar degeneration. We refer the case of the litter of nine...
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Žaková, P.; Makovický, P.
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Profi Press, s.r.o., Prague, Czech Republic
Citation
Veterinářství, 2021, 71, 1, pp 13-19
Canine multiple system degeneration (CMSD) is a progressive hereditary neurodegenerative disorder commonly characterized by neuronal degeneration and loss in the cerebellum, olivary nuclei, substantia nigra, and caudate nuclei. In this article, we describe 3 cases of CMSD in Ibizan hounds. All...
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Jean, S. C. S.; Jortner, B. S.; Doan, R. N.; Dindot, S. V.; Johnson, G. S.; Bullock, G.; Whitley, D. B.; Levine, J. M.; Hancock, S. K.; Ambrus, A.; Porter, B. F.
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Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Veterinary Pathology, 2021, 59, 1, pp 132-137
The aim of this work was to document the value of morphometric analysis in quantifying neuronal loss in canine cerebellar degenerative disease. Measurements of the cerebellar cell populations in a dog affected by severe cortico-cerebellar degeneration (CCD) were compared with those of an...
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Bianco, C.; Bombardi, C.; Gandini, G.; Gallucci, A.; Sirri, R.; Sarli, G.; Mandrioli, L.
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Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan
Citation
Pakistan Veterinary Journal, 2015, 35, 2, pp 248-250
Throughout the year, the Thai Red Cross Society (TRCS), Bangkok, Thailand, received more than 100 animals that died of suspected rabies due to neurological clinical signs. Concerning the role of viral infection in the brain in the outcome of neurological diseases in cats and dogs, a comprehensive...
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Wardhani, S. W.; Wongsakul, B.; Kasantikul, T.; Piewbang, C.; Techangamsuwan, S.
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Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021, 7, August,
A form of hereditary cerebellar ataxia has recently been described in the Norwegian Buhund dog breed. This study aimed to identify the genetic cause of the disease. Whole-genome sequencing of two Norwegian Buhund siblings diagnosed with progressive cerebellar ataxia was carried out, and sequences...
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Jenkins, C. A.; Kalmar, L.; Matiasek, K.; Mari, L.; Kyöstilä, K.; Lohi, H.; Schofield, E. C.; Mellersh, C. S.; Risio, L. de; Ricketts, S. L.
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Public Library of Sciences (PLoS), San Francisco, USA
Citation
PLoS Genetics, 2020, 16, 1,
Background: Neonatal cerebellar cortical degeneration is a neurodegenerative disease described in several canine breeds including the Beagle. Affected Beagles are unable to ambulate normally from the onset of walking and the main pathological finding includes Purkinje cell loss with swollen...
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Forman, O. P.; Risio, L. de; Stewart, J.; Mellersh, C. S.; Beltran, E.
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BioMed Central Ltd, London, UK
Citation
BMC Genetics, 2012, 13, 55, pp (10 July 2012)
An unusual form of cerebellocortical degeneration called cerebellar granuloprival degeneration was diagnosed in a four-month-old Chihuahua. The dog had a two-week history of progressive signs of cerebellar dysfunction, including a wide-based stance, intention tremors and bilateral absence of menace ...
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López Betran, M.; Mascort, J.; Pumarola, M.; Montoliu, P.
Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group, London, UK
Citation
Veterinary Record Case Reports, 2020, 8, 1,
Cerebellar abiotrophy was observed in a female American Staffordshire terrier aged 6 years. The bitch showed tremors, weakness, ataxia as main clinical signs at the time of visit the Veterinary Hospital (FVET-UdelaR), and these signs were progressed slowly for 6 months. The dog was euthanatized due ...
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Verdes, J. M.; Delucchi, L.; Feijoó, G.; Fumagalli, F.; Rodríguez Serpa, C.; Yamasaki, K.
Publisher
Sociedad de Medicina Veterinaria del Uruguay, Montevideo, Uruguay
Citation
Veterinaria (Montevideo), 2020, 56, 213,