title: Acute idiopathic polyneuropathy in nine cats.
abstract: This report describes nine unrelated cats with acute idiopathic polyneuropathy. All cats presented with acutely developing tetraparesis or tetraparalysis and loss of spinal reflexes. Seven cats recovered completely within 4 to 6 weeks, without any medication. Two years after complete recovery, none of these cats had had a relapse. In the acute stage, two cats were euthanized because of respiratory complications. Postmortem examination was performed on one of these cats and revealed generalized peripheral motor polyneuropathy. The clinical signs in these cats were identical to those of the Guillain-Barré syndrome in humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Utrecht University, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Gerritsen
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: van Nes
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: van Niel
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: van den Ingh
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Wijnberg
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D002415:Cats / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D010291:Paresis / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D013126:Spinal Nerve Roots / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology