Late onset of cerebellar abiotrophy in a Siamese cat.
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.
Shamir
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M
Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rehovot, Israel.
Perl
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S
Sharon
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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