Internal hydrocephalus and associated periventricular encephalitis in young dogs.
Six dogs that had a sudden onset and rapid progression of neurological signs with enlargement of the cranial vault at 6--8 weeks old were believed to have congenital hydrocephalus. There were severe inflammatory and necrotizing lesions in periventricular sites in the brain. A bacterial infection may have been the cause of this process.
D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D002543:Cerebral Hemorrhage / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D002552:Cerebral Ventricles / Q000473:pathology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male