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Late onset of cerebellar abiotrophy in a Siamese cat
Author(s) -
Shamir M.,
Perl S.,
Sharon L.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
journal of small animal practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.7
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1748-5827
pISSN - 0022-4510
DOI - 10.1111/j.1748-5827.1999.tb03095.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ataxia , cerebellar ataxia , lesion , etiology , cerebellar diseases , histopathological examination , pathology , neurological examination , cerebellum , degeneration (medical) , anatomy , surgery , psychiatry
A late onset of cerebellar degeneration was diagnosed in a one‐and‐a‐half‐year‐old Siamese cat. The animal had been presented with mild ataxia involving all four limbs. Over the following two years, the signs gradually progressed to severe incoordination, a frequent tendency to fall and a head tremor. The neurological signs were consistent with a diffuse cerebellar lesion and the cat was euthanased. Profound and diffuse Purkinje cell loss was found on histopathological examination, but no aetiological agent was detected.