Granuloprival cerebellar cortical degeneration in a and dog

Granuloprival degeneration is an uncommon form of cerebellar cortical degeneration (CCD). A 3-month-old Yorkshire Terrier and a 7-month-old Lagotto Romagnolo dog were presented with a history of progressive cerebellar dysfunction including wide-based stance, cerebellar ataxia, intention tremors, and...

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Autores: Mignan, Thomas|||0000-0002-7463-7069, Pumarola i Batlle, Martí|||0000-0002-0935-7941, Platt, Simon, James, Matthew, Pereira, Marta, Morey-Matamalas, Antonia, Recio, Alfredo
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2024
País:España
Institución:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repositorio:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:308623
Acceso en línea:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/308623
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1111/jvim.17091
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Abiotrophy
Canine
Cerebellum
Degenerative
Granular cell
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Sumario:Granuloprival degeneration is an uncommon form of cerebellar cortical degeneration (CCD). A 3-month-old Yorkshire Terrier and a 7-month-old Lagotto Romagnolo dog were presented with a history of progressive cerebellar dysfunction including wide-based stance, cerebellar ataxia, intention tremors, and loss of menace response despite normal vision. Magnetic resonance imaging of the brain identified marked diffuse decrease of the cerebellum size. Euthanasia was performed in both cases because of progression of clinical signs. Histopathological examination identified marked diffuse thinning of the granular cell layer with almost complete loss of the granular cell neurons, providing a definitive diagnosis of granuloprival CCD. Granuloprival CCD should be considered as a differential diagnosis in Yorkshire Terrier and Lagotto Romagnolo dogs with post-natal progressive clinical signs of cerebellar dysfunction.