title: Ultrasonographic appearance of Dandy Walker-like Syndrome in a Boston Terrier.
abstract: Congenital cerebellar disorders can be caused by in utero or neonatal infections, genetic aberrations causing malformations, and neurodegenerative processes. Most congenital cerebellar disorders are diagnosed definitively with histopathology. However, antemortem diagnosis of cerebellar malformations can be made by imaging the brain. This paper describes the antemortem appearance of a congenital cerebellar malformation in a Boston Terrier puppy on ultrasound images. This appearance was compared with the postmortem findings that were comparable to Dandy Walker Syndrome in humans. A previous report of this syndrome in Boston Terriers suggests the problem may be inherited in this breed.
authors.affiliation: Mayfair Animal Hospital, Raleigh, NC, USA.
authors.forename: Clarissa
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Noureddine
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Harder
authors.forename: Natasha J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Olby
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Spaulding
authors.forename: Talmage
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000831:Animals, Newborn; D003616:Dandy-Walker Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D010375:Pedigree; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000662:veterinary