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Intracranial medulloblastoma as the cause of progressive ataxia in a 6-month-old draft horse cross gelding.
- Source :
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Journal of veterinary internal medicine [J Vet Intern Med] 2023 Jan; Vol. 37 (1), pp. 361-365. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Nov 25. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- We describe the unique clinical presentation of a central nervous system neoplasm in a 6-month-old draft horse cross gelding. Based on the neurologic examination at admission, neurolocalization was most consistent with a mildly asymmetric cervical, multifocal, or diffuse myelopathy. Mild vestibular involvement also was considered, but no cranial nerve deficits were observed. The gelding was negative for Sarcocystis neurona or Neospora hughesi based on paired serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) samples analyzed, with no evidence of cervical compression based on contrast myelography. The horse was euthanized because of progression of clinical signs. At necropsy, a mass was identified associated with the cerebellum, and histopathology was consistent with medulloblastoma, which has not been reported previously in the horse.<br /> (© 2022 The Authors. Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine.)
- Subjects :
- Animals
Horses
Male
Antibodies, Protozoan
Ataxia veterinary
Sarcocystosis veterinary
Coccidiosis veterinary
Medulloblastoma diagnosis
Medulloblastoma veterinary
Encephalomyelitis veterinary
Horse Diseases diagnosis
Sarcocystis
Spinocerebellar Degenerations veterinary
Cerebellar Neoplasms diagnosis
Cerebellar Neoplasms veterinary
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1939-1676
- Volume :
- 37
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of veterinary internal medicine
- Publication Type :
- Report
- Accession number :
- 36433686
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1111/jvim.16592