title: Acute clinical onset chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy in a dog.
abstract: We report a case of acute-onset ambulatory paraparesis with electrophysiological abnormalities compatible with axonal and demyelinating lesions in a Rottweiler dog. Although the clinical findings were compatible with acute canine idiopathic polyneuropathy, postmortem investigations revealed a chronic demyelinating polyneuropathy affecting the nerve roots. Due to the combination of acute clinical presentation and chronic pathologic features, this case is consistent with the acute-onset form of chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (A-CIDP).
authors: Departament de Medicina i Cirurgia Animals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Edifici H, Campus UAB 08193 Bellaterra, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Barcelona, Spain. jessica.molin@uab.cat
authors: Jéssica
authors: J
authors: Molín
authors: Mercedes
authors: M
authors: Márquez
authors: Xavier
authors: X
authors: Raurell
authors: Kaspar
authors: K
authors: Matiasek
authors: Isidre
authors: I
authors: Ferrer
authors: Martí
authors: M
authors: Pumarola
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001369:Axons / Q000473:pathology / Q000502:physiology; D003711:Demyelinating Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology; D004285:Dogs; D004576:Electromyography; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal; D020275:Guillain-Barre Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male; D009431:Neural Conduction / Q000502:physiology