Cerebral coenurosis in a cat.
Coenurus serialis, the intermediate stage of Taenia serialis, was the cause of progressive, fatal, intracranial disease in a 5-year-old cat. X-Ray computed tomographic findings were identical to those associated with intracranial parasitic cysts in people, in whom x-ray computed tomographic features are considered pathognomonic and superior to those of other diagnostic methods. The presumed source of the coenurus was the owner's dog.
Smith
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Small Animal Medicine Service, Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital, Davis, CA.
Bailey
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Baker
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Kock
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D000818:Animals; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D002415:Cats; D002590:Cestode Infections / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D013621:Taenia; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary