title: Description of feline nonsuppurative meningoencephalomyelitis ("staggering disease") and studies of its etiology.
abstract: A spontaneous neurological disease in domestic cats is described. The clinical signs included staggering gait, hind limb ataxia, and paresis. Histologically, a nonsuppurative meningoencephalomyelitis with a characteristic distribution pattern was found, indicating a viral etiology. In serum samples from diseased cats, antibodies to Borna disease virus were demonstrated.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, Veterinary University of Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nowotny
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Weissenböck
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001259:Ataxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D001891:Borna disease virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000472:pathogenicity; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D004679:Encephalomyelitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral