Focal symmetrical encephalomalacia in a 6-month-old Dorset sheep.
Neurological examination of a sheep that had acute onset of recumbency and mental depression indicated a diffuse symmetrical thalamocortical lesion. Cerebrospinal fluid analysis suggested a degenerative central nervous system disease. Thiamin administration resulted in partial and temporary improvement. Brain histological lesions were typical of focal symmetrical encephalomalacia.
Sattler
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Département de sciences cliniques, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec.
Fecteau
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Desnoyers
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Quesnel
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A
Chénier
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S
D000818:Animals; D001772:Blood Cell Count / Q000662:veterinary; D001774:Blood Chemical Analysis / Q000662:veterinary; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D002555:Cerebrospinal Fluid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000166:cytology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004678:Encephalomalacia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D013831:Thiamine / Q000627:therapeutic use
D013831:Thiamine