title: Computer tomography diagnosis of meningoencephalocele in a calf.
abstract: A 24-day-old female Holstein calf had a soft, painless fluctuating swelling on the median plane in the frontal region, but did not show any clinical symptoms including neurological signs. Computer tomography (CT) distinctly showed the cyst filled with fluid and part of the encephalon. Hence, this swelling was diagnosed as meningoencephalocele, but not meningocele. The meningoencephalocele was successfully repaired surgically. Meningoencephalocele can thus be easily recognised by CT in a calf.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan.
authors.forename: Yasunori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ohba
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Iguchi
authors.forename: Yoshino
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takasu
authors.forename: Naohito
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishii
authors.forename: Sadatoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kitagawa
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000662:veterinary*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014463:Ultrasonography