Diagnosis and management of an atypical case of canine hydrocephalus, using computed tomography, ventriculoperitoneal shunting, and nuclear scintigraphy.
Hydrocephalus was diagnosed in a 4-month-old Staffordshire Terrier with gastrointestinal and neurologic signs and cervical pain, using computed tomography. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was used to manage the hydrocephalus. Ventriculoperitoneal shunt patency was assessed, using nuclear scintigraphy. Because of expense and potential shunt complications, a ventriculoperitoneal shunt might not always be practical; however, this mode of diagnosis and management was successful.
D000818:Animals; D002557:Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D004285:Dogs; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D010529:Peritoneal Cavity; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed