title: Brain abscess in a goat.
abstract: A young goat was presented with a left spastic hemiparesis and general proprioceptive ataxia with postural reaction deficits, a right head tilt and positional nystagmus. Seizure-like activity was elicited by rapid changes in the position of the animal's head. The neurological signs and quality of the seizure activity suggested a lesion involving the medulla and possibly the cerebellum. A focal lesion at the level of the left cerebellar peduncles could explain the left hemiparesis and right paradoxical vestibular signs. A large encapsulated abscess was found at the confluence of the left cerebellar peduncles. The morphology and staining characteristics of the organisms within the abscess were consistent with Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 14853.
authors.forename: E N
authors.initials: EN
authors.lastname: Glass
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: De Lahunta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jackson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001259:Ataxia / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D003354:Corynebacterium Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D016925:Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D003975:Diazepam / Q000627:therapeutic use; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006041:Goats; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000662:veterinary; D010402:Penicillin G Procaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012640:Seizures / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary
chemical_list: D010402:Penicillin G Procaine; D003975:Diazepam; D012293:Rifampin