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Diagnosis of severe traumatic brain injury using multimodal imaging in a donkey
Author(s) -
Junge H. K.,
Mitchell K. J.,
Hoey S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
equine veterinary education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 2042-3292
pISSN - 0957-7734
DOI - 10.1111/eve.12562
Subject(s) - medicine , donkey , traumatic brain injury , magnetic resonance imaging , skull fracture , radiology , skull , pathological , physical examination , neurological examination , neuroimaging , surgery , pathology , ecology , psychiatry , biology
Summary A 6‐month‐old donkey presented with recumbency after rearing and falling over. A presumptive diagnosis of traumatic brain injury secondary to a skull fracture was made following the clinical examination, although a fracture could not be identified on radiography. To provide a definitive diagnosis, for planning any surgical intervention and to obtain prognostic information, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were performed. An occipital depression skull fracture with secondary haemorrhage and oedema of the cerebellum and brainstem were identified. The imaging findings were confirmed at pathological examination. This report describes the imaging features of a traumatic brain injury in a donkey.