title: Late onset of cerebellar abiotrophy in a Siamese cat.
abstract: A late onset of cerebellar degeneration was diagnosed in a one-and-a-half-year-old Siamese cat. The animal had been presented with mild ataxia involving all four limbs. Over the following two years, the signs gradually progressed to severe incoordination, a frequent tendency to fall and a head tremor. The neurological signs were consistent with a diffuse cerebellar lesion and the cat was euthanased. Profound and diffuse Purkinje cell loss was found on histopathological examination, but no aetiological agent was detected.
authors.affiliation: Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shamir
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Perl
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Sharon
mesh_terms: D017668:Age of Onset; D000818:Animals; D001259:Ataxia / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D002415:Cats; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female