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Necrotising encephalitis in a French bulldog
Author(s) -
Timmann D.,
Konar M.,
Howard J.,
Vandevelde M.
Publication year - 2007
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.1748-5827.2006.00239.x
Subject(s) - medicine , ataxia , lesion , encephalitis , pathology , histopathological examination , cerebrum , neurological examination , central nervous system , surgery , virus , virology , psychiatry
A 20‐month‐old, female French bulldog was presented with a three‐month history of generalised seizures and progressive ataxia with occasional falling over on either side. Neurological examination revealed signs, suggesting a multifocal intracranial lesion. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain revealed two connected lesions on the left side of the caudal brainstem and a further lesion in the cerebrum. The dog was euthanased, and histopathological examination revealed lesions which closely resembled those of necrotising encephalitis in Yorkshire terriers. This is the first case describing this type of necrotising encephalitis in a French bulldog.