title: Porencephaly in a fennec fox (Vulpes zerda).
abstract: A postmortem examination revealed a large brain cavity in the right cerebral hemisphere of a 9-year-old male fennec (Vulpes zerda). The cavity was filled with cerebrospinal fluid and extended to the right lateral ventricle. Swelling and displacement of the right hippocampal area were also observed. Histologic examination revealed no evidence of previous infarct lesions, hemorrhage, inflammation or invasive tumor cells. Observation of the defective part suggested a local circulatory disorder during the fetal stage, although the cause was not detected. No neurological symptoms that could enable a provisional diagnosis were observed during the course of his life. This is the first report of asymptomatic porencephaly in a fennec fox.
authors: Laboratory of Veterinary Pathology, Azabu University, 1-17-71 Fuchinobe, Chuo-ku, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 252-5201, Japan.
authors: Mutsumi
authors: M
authors: Yamazaki
authors: Saeko
authors: S
authors: Yoshimoto
authors: Tomoko
authors: T
authors: Ishikawa
authors: Yumi
authors: Y
authors: Une
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D054022:Cerebrum / Q000002:abnormalities*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005589:Foxes / Q000002:abnormalities*; D016399:Lymphoma, T-Cell / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D065708:Porencephaly / Q000662:veterinary*