A canine case of necrotizing meningoencephalitis for long-term observation: clinical and MRI findings.
A 3-year-old female pug presented with general seizure following a partial seizure. During the remaining 48 months till death, the dog showed various neurological signs such as disturbance of consciousness, myoclonus and various types of partial seizure after each occurrence of the seizure clusters, and the dog eventually exhibited inability to stand and dementia. Magnetic resonance imaging findings revealed atrophy of the brain over the course of the disease. On histopathological analysis, the dog was diagnosed with necrotizing meningoencephalitis. This case of a canine necrotizing meningoencephalitis observed over the long term is valuable.
Laboratory Comprehensive Veterinary Clinical Studies, Department of Veterinary Medicine, College of Bioresource Sciences, Nihon University, 1866 Kameino, Fujisawa, Kanagawa 252-8510, Japan.
Masato
M
Kitagawa
Midori
M
Okada
Kiichi
K
Kanayama
Tsuneo
T
Sato
Takeo
T
Sakai
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008590:Meningoencephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009336:Necrosis