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.
Département de sciences cliniques, Faculté de médecine vétérinaire, Université de Montréal, Saint-Hyacinthe, Québec.
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Sattler
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Fecteau
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Chénier
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