title: Surgical treatment of a meningoencephalocele in a cat.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To report the clinical signs, imaging findings and surgical treatment of a meningoencephalocele in a cat.
  
  
  METHODS
  Case report.
  
  
  METHODS
  Domestic shorthaired cat, 4 months old.
  
  
  METHODS
  A parietal meningoencephalocele was identified and characterized by magnetic resonance and computed tomography (CT) imaging. The abnormal tissue was excised and submitted for histopathology, and the meningeal and skull defects were reconstructed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cat made a full recovery and the episodes of aggression, restlessness and apparent discomfort that occurred before surgery ceased after surgical treatment. The cat was clinically normal 1 year postoperatively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical management of meningoencephalocele in cats may be a viable treatment option.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA. cwd27@cornell.edu
authors.forename: Curtis W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Dewey
authors.forename: David M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Brewer
authors.forename: Michaela A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Cautela
authors.forename: Lauren R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Talarico
authors.forename: Gena M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Silver
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002415:Cats; D004677:Encephalocele / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male